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Beta Cancri b
Discovery
Discovery date2014
Detection method
Radial velocity
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis
1.7
Eccentricity0.08
Orbital period (sidereal)
1.7 y
StarBeta Cancri
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
1.12 RJ
Mass7.8 MJ

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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