Pr0211 b

Pr0211 b[1] (also written Pr 0211 b)[2] is a gas giant exoplanet orbiting around the Sun-like star Pr0211 (2MASS J08421149+1916373), a G-type main sequence star. Pr0211 b along with Pr0201 b are notable for being the first exoplanets discovered in the Beehive cluster located in the constellation Cancer.[2][1]

Pr0211 b
Discovery
Discovered bySam Quinn
Discovery siteUniversity of Georgia
Discovery date2012
Radial Velocity
Orbital characteristics
0.03184 (± 0.00015) [1] AU
Eccentricity0.017 (± 0.01)[1]
2.14609 (± 2e-05) (Julian Days)[1] d
StarPr0211
Physical characteristics
Mass1.88 (± 0.02)[1] MJ

    Discovery

    Pr0211 b and Pr0201 b were discovered in 2012 by Sam Quinn[2][1][3] and his colleagues while observing 53 stars in the Beehive cluster using the 1.5 metres (4.9 ft; 1.6 yd) telescope at the University of Georgia in the United States.[2] Another planet (Pr0211 c) in the same star system was discovered in 2016.[4]

    References
    1. "Planet Pr 0211 b". Exoplanet.eu. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
    2. Fazekas, Andrew (2012-09-21). "New Planets Found in Star Cluster - Would Have Dazzling Nights". National Geographic News. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
    3. Quinn, Samuel N.; White, Russel J.; Latham, David W.; Buchhave, Lars A.; Cantrell, Justin R.; Dahm, Scott E.; Fűrész, Gabor; Szentgyorgyi, Andrew H.; Geary, John C.; Torres, Guillermo; Bieryla, Allyson; Berlind, Perry; Calkins, Michael C.; Esquerdo, Gilbert A.; Stefanik, Robert P. (2012). "TWO "b"s IN THE BEEHIVE: THE DISCOVERY OF THE FIRST HOT JUPITERS IN AN OPEN CLUSTER". The Astrophysical Journal. 756 (2): L33. arXiv:1207.0818. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/756/2/L33.
    4. The GAPS programme with HARPS-N at TNG XI. Pr 0211 in M 44: the first multi-planet system in an open cluster, 2016, arXiv:1602.00009


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