Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Mayor et al. |
Discovery date | August 7, 2000 |
Doppler Spectroscopy | |
Orbital characteristics | |
1.427 AU (213,500,000 km)[1] | |
Eccentricity | 0.30±0.04 |
535.7±3.1 d | |
Inclination | 65 or 115 ±3[1] |
2,450,944±12 | |
41±8 | |
Semi-amplitude | 36.2±1.9 |
Star | 94 Ceti |
Physical characteristics | |
Mass | 1.855±0.045[1] MJ |
94 Ceti b or 94 Ceti Ab to distinguish it from the distant red dwarf companion, is an extrasolar planet orbiting its star once every 1.2 years. It was discovered on August 7, 2000 by a team led by Michel Mayor.[2]
It is most stable if its inclination is about 65 or 115, yielding a mass of about 1.85 that of Jupiter.[1]