The planet HD 6434 b is named Eyeke. The name was selected in the NameExoWorlds campaign by Ecuador, during the 100th anniversary of the IAU. Eyeke means near in the language spoken by the Indigenous Waorani tribes.[2][3]
By studying observations taken by the Hipparcosastrometric mission, a group of scientists[citation needed] proposed that the planet has an inclination of 179.9° (almost exactly face-on) and a mass of 196 Jupiters. If that was the case, the planet would be a red dwarf instead. However, the data was anything but conclusive, and statistically it is extremely unlikely to lie in such a position[citation needed]. But because the inclination is unknown, so is the true mass of the planet. Still, it is very probable that the object is a true planet.
