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b Centauri b
b Centauri imaged by VLT/SPHERE. The planet b Centauri b is indicated by an arrow.
Discovery
Discovered bySPHERE
Discovery date2021
Detection method
Direct imaging
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis
556±17
Eccentricity0.4
Orbital period (sidereal)
7170±2650
Inclination157±128
Starb Centauri
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
1.11 RJ
Mass10.9±1.6 MJ

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]

  1. ^ "Exoplanet-catalog". Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System (NASA). Retrieved 2023-10-24.

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