Nu2 Canis Majoris b

Nu2 Canis Majoris b
Artist's impression
Discovery
Discovered byWittenmyer, Robert A
Discovery dateDecember 2011
Radial Velocity
Orbital characteristics
1.9 ± 0.1 AU (284,000,000 ± 15,000,000 km)
Eccentricity0.14 ± 0.06
763 ± 17 d
2455520 ± 89
12 ± 41
StarNu2 Canis Majoris

Nu2 Canis Majoris b, (7 CMa b) is a water cloud jovian extrasolar planet orbiting the star Nu2 Canis Majoris, approximately 64.71 light years away in the constellation of Canis Major. It was discovered in 2011 by Wittenmyer, R. by radial velocity.[1]

  1. ^ Wittenmyer; Endl, M.; Wang, L.; Johnson, J. A.W.; Tinney, C.G.; O'Toole, S.J. (2011). "The Pan-Pacific Planet Search. I. A Giant Planet Orbiting 7 CMa". The Astrophysical Journal. 743 (2): 7. arXiv:astro-ph/0703672. Bibcode:2011ApJ...743..184W. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/743/2/184. S2CID 26948630.