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51 Pegasi b, officially named Dimidium / d ɪ ˈ m ɪ d i ə m /, is an extrasolar planet approximately 50 light-years (15 parsecs) away in the constellation of Pegasus. It was the first exoplanet to be discovered orbiting a main-sequence star, [ 3 ] the Sun-like 51 Pegasi , and marked a breakthrough in astronomical research.
51 Pegasi (abbreviated 51 Peg), formally named Helvetios / h ɛ l ˈ v iː ʃ i ə s /, [12] is a Sun-like star located 50.6 light-years (15.5 parsecs) from Earth in the constellation of Pegasus. It was the first main-sequence star found to have an exoplanet (designated 51 Pegasi b , officially named Dimidium) orbiting it.
There are three inner planets and an outer gas giant in the habitable zone. The innermost planet, WASP-47e, is a large terrestrial planet of 6.83 Earth masses and 1.8 Earth radii; the hot Jupiter, b, is little heavier than Jupiter, but about 12.63 Earth radii; a final hot Neptune, c, is 15.2 Earth masses and 3.6 Earth radii. [34]
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HD 80606 b, HD 20782 b: Exoplanet: A planet that does not orbit the Sun, but a different star, a stellar remnant, or a brown dwarf. Proxima Centauri b, 51 Pegasi b: Extragalactic planet: An exoplanet outside the Milky Way. M51-ULS-1b (unconfirmed) Goldilocks planet: A planet with an orbit that falls within the star's habitable zone.
In July 1995, the pair's survey of 51 Pegasi affirmed that there was an exoplanet orbiting it, identified as 51 Pegasi b, which was later classified as a hot-Jupiter–type planet. This was the first exoplanet to be found orbiting a main-sequence star, as opposed to planets that orbited the remains of a star. [17]
For 51 Pegasi, the B–V = 6.16 – 5.46 = +0.70, suggesting a yellow coloured star that agrees with its G2IV spectral type. [ 21 ] [ 19 ] Knowing the B–V results determines the star's surface temperature, [ 22 ] finding an effective surface temperature of 5768±8 K. [ 23 ]
55 Cancri b is in a short-period orbit, though not so extreme as that of the previously detected hot Jupiter 51 Pegasi b.The orbital period indicates that the planet is located close to a 1:3 mean motion resonance with 55 Cancri c, however investigations of the planetary parameters in a Newtonian simulation indicate that while the orbital periods are close to this ratio, the planets are not ...