51 Pegasi b
(51 Peg b)
(first exoplanet found orbiting a main sequence star)
51 Pegasi b (51 Peg b)
is a hot Jupiter of at least half a Jupiter mass,
orbiting a G-type star, but close to the star
with an orbital period of a little more than 4 Earth days.
It was identified in 1995 using the radial velocity method
and was the first extra-solar planet discovered that orbits
a main sequence star.
Its orbital radius and its mass are derived from the star's
radial velocity variation and the star's mass suggested by its
spectral type. Other planet characteristics ascribed to
it are modeled based on these. Its radius is presumed to be larger
than Jupiter due to the presumed high temperature.
Characteristics:
- Host star: 51 Pegasi (51 Peg).
- Discovery: by the radial velocity method in 1995.
- 50.6 ly - distance.
- 0.05 AU - orbital radius (semi-major axis).
- 4.2 days - orbital period.
- 0.47 - Jupiter masses.
- 1.9 - radius in Jupiter radii.
- 1284 K - predicted temperature.
(exoplanet,RV method,gas giant)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/51_Pegasi_b
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/51_Pegasi
https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/resources/289/infographic-profile-of-planet-51-pegasi-b/
https://exoplanet.eu/catalog/51_peg_b--12/
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=51+Pegasi+b
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=51+Pegasi
Redshift | Parsecs /Distance | Lightyears /Lookback Years | | |
~0 | 15.5pc | 50.6ly | | 51 Pegasi b |
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Coordinates: | 51 Peg b J225727.9805+204607.797 |
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Referenced by pages:
extra-solar planet
Flamsteed designation
hot Jupiter (HJ)
rotation period
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