This article is about b Centauri b. For β Centauri B, see Beta Centauri.
b Centauri b
b Centauri imaged by VLT/SPHERE. The planet b Centauri b is indicated by an arrow.
Discovery
Discovered by
SPHERE
Discovery date
2021
Detection method
Direct imaging
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis
556±17
Eccentricity
0.4
Orbital period (sidereal)
7170±2650
Inclination
157±128
Star
b Centauri
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
1.11 RJ
Mass
10.9±1.6MJ
b Centauri b (sometimes b Centauri (AB) b) is a circumbinary planet orbiting the binary star system b Centauri, located in the southern constellation Centaurus. The planet is a super-Jupiter, with a mass 10.9 times that of Jupiter.[1]
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