Gas giant · 7 CMa
7 CMa b
ExoplanetsDiscovered 2011
Scientific overview
7 CMa b is a gas giant orbiting 7 CMa, completing an orbit every 735 days, about 65 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2011 using the radial velocity method.
Host star
Planetary system — 7 CMa system
View the 7 CMa system (2 known planets).
Discovery and detection
Detection method
Radial Velocity Method
Discovery year
2011
Knowledge connections
- Orbits7 Canis Majoris
- Member of system7 CMa system
- Discovered by methodRadial Velocity Method
- Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive