Pr 0211-b

Pr 0211-b
Exoplanet List of exoplanets
Parent star
Star Pr 0211
Constellation Cancer [1]
Right ascension (α) 08:42:11.0[2]
Declination (δ) +19:16:37[2]
Apparent magnitude (mV) 12.15[2]
Mass (m) 0.935 (± 0.013) [2] M
Radius (r) 0.827 (± 0.012) [2] R
Age 0.79 (± 0.03)[2] Gyr
Physical characteristics
Mass(m)1.88 (± 0.02)[2] MJ
Orbital elements
Semi-major axis(a) 0.03184 (± 0.00015) [2] AU
Eccentricity (e) 0.017 (± 0.01)[2]
Orbital period(P) 2.14609 (± 2e-05) (Julian Days)[2] d
Discovery information
Discovery date 2012
Discoverer(s) Sam Quinn
Discovery method Radial Velocity
Discovery site University of Georgia
Discovery status Confirmed

Pr 0211-b[2] (also written Pr0211-b)[1] is a Gas Giant exoplanet orbiting around the Sun-like star Pr 0211 a G9 type star. Pr 0211-b along with Pr 0201-b is notable for being the first exoplanets discovered in the Beehive cluster located in the Constellation Cancer.[1][2]

Discovery

Pr 0211-b and Pr 0201-b was discovered in 2012 by Sam Quinn[1][2][3] and his colleagues while observing 53 stars in the Beehive cluster using the 1.5 metres (4.9 ft; 1.6 yd) telescope at the University of Georgia in the United States.[1]

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