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Planets/Exoplanets/b Cen AB b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

b Cen AB b

Orbiting b Cen A

Discovered in 2021 using Imaging. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,021
Method: Imaging
Radius: 12.4 R⊕
Mass: 3,464.329636 M⊕
Orbit: 1,790,000 days
Distance: 98.0935 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 1,790,000 days
Semi-major axis: 556 AU
Eccentricity: 0.4
Radius: 12.4 Earth radii
Mass: 3,464.329636 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 9.98 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Insolation: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: b Cen A
Stars in system: 2
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: B2.5 V
Stellar temperature: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar radius: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar mass: 5.5 M☉
Stellar metallicity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar age: 0.015 Gyr
Distance: 98.0935 parsecs
Right ascension: 14h41m57.55s
Declination: -37d47m37.08s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Imaging
Discovery year: 2,021
Publication date: 2021-12
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Paranal Observatory
Telescope: 8.2 m ESO VLT UT3 Melipal Telescope
Instrument: SPHERE
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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