B Centauri b

b Centauri b

b Centauri imaged by VLT/SPHERE. The planet b Centauri b is indicated by an arrow.
Discovery
Discovered by	SPHERE
Discovery date	2021
Detection method	Direct imaging
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis	556±17
Eccentricity	0.4
Orbital period (sidereal)	7170±2650
Inclination	157±128
Star	b Centauri
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	1.11 RJ
Mass	10.9±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]