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Gas giant · b Cen A

b Cen AB b

ExoplanetsDiscovered 2021

Scientific overview

b Cen AB b is a gas giant orbiting b Cen A, completing an orbit every 1790000 days, about 320 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2021 using the direct imaging.

Host star

Host star
b Cen A
Spectral type
B2.5 V
Mass
5.5 M☉

Discovery and detection

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