51 Eri b · Asteria Star

Scientific overview

51 Eri b is an exoplanet orbiting 51 Eri, completing an orbit every 9100 days, about 97 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2015 using the direct imaging.

Host star

51 Eridani

Spectral type

F0 IV

Temperature

7,422 K

Mass

1.75 M☉

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Direct Imaging

Discovery year

2015

Discovered at

Gemini Observatory

Knowledge connections

Orbits51 Eridani
Discovered by methodDirect Imaging
Discovered atGemini Observatory
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive