b Cen AB b
Orbiting b Cen A
b Cen AB b is an exoplanet orbiting the star b Cen A, discovered in 2021 using the Imaging method.
Mass
3464.33
Earth masses
Orbital Period
1790000.0
days
Distance
98.1
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Mass (Earth masses)
3464.33
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Janson et al. 2021
Orbital Period
1790000.000+830000.000−830000.000days
Semi-Major Axis
556.0000+17.0000−17.0000au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
3464.33+508.53−508.53
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
10.9000+1.6000−1.6000
Eccentricity
<0.4
Distance from Earth
98.1 pc (~320 ly)
Spectral Type
B2.5 V
Temperature
Unknown
Mass (Solar)
5.50 M☉
Radius (Solar)
Unknown
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
2
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
220.4898°, -37.7936°
Discovery Method
Imaging
Discovery Year
2021
Source ID: b Cen AB b
b Cen AB b orbits b Cen A and was reported in 2021 and was detected with the Imaging method.
Published measurements list a mass of 3,464.33 Earth masses and an orbital period of 1,790,000 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 98.1 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as B2.5 V, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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