Precision Doppler velocity measurements from the 3.9–m Anglo-Australian Telescope reveal a planet with a 6 year period orbiting the G5 dwarf HD 70642 .
The a = 3.3 AU orbit has a low eccentricity ( e = 0.1 ) , and the minimum ( M \sin i~ { } ) mass of the planet is 2.0 M _ { JUP } .
The host star is metal rich relative to the Sun , similar to most stars with known planets .
The distant and approximately circular orbit of this planet makes it a member of a rare group to emerge from precision Doppler surveys .