Beta Cancri b
Gas giant exoplanet orbiting Beta Cancri / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Beta Cancri b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits the K-type giant Beta Cancri. Its mass is 7.8 Jupiters, it takes 1.7 years to complete one orbit of its star, and is 1.7 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2014.[1]
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Discovery | |
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Discovery date | 2014 |
Radial velocity | |
Orbital characteristics | |
1.7 | |
Eccentricity | 0.08 |
1.7 y | |
Star | Beta Cancri |
Physical characteristics | |
1.12 RJ | |
Mass | 7.8 MJ |
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