.gif) Direct imaging of 51 Eri b | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Macintosh et al. |
| Discovery date | Dec 2014 |
| Imaged | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 11.1+4.2 −1.3 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.49 (± 0.15) [1] |
| 10260+6300 −1800 d | |
| Inclination | 136.0 (± 11.0) [1] deg |
| 2452014.79 (± 12.0) [1] JD | |
| 84.0 (± 58.0) [1] deg | |
| Star | 51 Eridani |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 1.11+0.16 −0.13 RJ | |
| Mass | 2.6 (± 0.3) MJ |
| 3.5 g | |
| Temperature | 700 K[2] |
51 Eridani b is a "Jupiter-like" planet that orbits the young F0 V star 51 Eridani, in the constellation Eridanus.[3] It is 96 light years away from the solar system, and it is approximately 20 million years old.[4]
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