Gas giant · NY Vir
NY Vir b
ExoplanetsDiscovered 2011
Scientific overview
NY Vir b is a gas giant orbiting NY Vir, completing an orbit every 3160 days, about 1775 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2011 using the eclipse timing variations.
Host star
Planetary system — NY Vir system
View the NY Vir system (2 known planets).
Discovery and detection
Detection method
Eclipse Timing Variations
Discovery year
2011
Knowledge connections
- OrbitsNY Vir
- Member of systemNY Vir system
- Discovered by methodEclipse Timing Variations
- Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive