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Proxima Centauri b

A roughly Earth-mass planet in the habitable zone of Proxima Centauri, the nearest known exoplanet to the Solar System.

Type
Exoplanet
Domain
Scientific connections
Connections
7

Experience system V6

Exoplanet profile

A planet-discovery layout that prioritizes host star, detection method, transit context, and habitability claims only when sourced.

Transit schematicHost-star graphAtlas contextMeasured facts
  1. 01

    Observe

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  2. 02

    Measure

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  3. 03

    Locate

    Child of Proxima Centauri.

  4. 04

    Connect

    7 graph relations shape the knowledge viewport.

Object type
Exoplanet
Graph relations
7
Verified sources
2
Image records
0
Domain
Scientific connections
Status
Graph entity

Scientific map

Orbit context

SunProxima Centauri bCatalog position context
Primary orbital anchor
Sun
Measured orbit field
Orbital distance not recorded in this graph record

Original SVG diagram

Scientific schematic

Optical pathCollected lightFocal plane / instrumentExoplanet
Object class
Exoplanet
Catalog numbers
Not recorded
Graph relations
7
Sources
2
Exoplanet ExplorerHabitable zoneNASA Exoplanet Ar...Proxima Cen systemProxima CentauriProxima CentauriRadial Velocity M...Proxima Centauri bExoplanet

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Relationships, not isolated facts

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Data

Scientific data & provenance

Data & provenance

Stable ID
exoplanet:proxima-centauri-b
Type
Exoplanet
Domain
Scientific connections
Relationships
7
Graph version
1.0.0

Dataset membership

Open data

In the graph export: graph.json · graph.jsonld

Planned API: GET /api/v0/entities/exoplanet:proxima-centauri-b

Scientific quality

Complete
Reviewed2 sourcesv1.0.0

5 of 5 applicable dimensions complete

Description
Complete
Source coverage
Complete
Relationship coverage
Complete
Review coverage
Complete
Citation coverage
Complete
Image coverage
Not applicable
Timeline coverage
Not applicable

Scientific entity. Dimensions that cannot apply to this object are excluded rather than counted as gaps. See the evidence framework and authority dashboard.

Provenance & sources

review 2026.1

Asteria Scientific Review Process · verification: sourced · accurate

  • High evidenceconfirmed

    Proxima Centauri b is an approximately Earth-mass planet in the habitable zone of Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to the Sun; it was announced in 2016 from radial-velocity measurements.

    Source: NASA Exoplanet Science Institute (Caltech/IPAC) — NASA Exoplanet Archive · Freely available; acknowledgement requested

Reviewed by the internal Asteria Scientific Review Process — not an external institutional review. See the evidence framework and authority dashboard.

Scientific citations

2

Real, source-backed references — primary papers first, then datasets and institutional sources. Formatted through the citation engine; nothing is fabricated.

  • Guillem Anglada-Escudé & et al. · Nature 536, 437–440 · 2016

    Nature · doi:10.1038/nature19106

    Cite (APA / BibTeX)
    Guillem Anglada-Escudé & et al. (2016). A terrestrial planet candidate in a temperate orbit around Proxima Centauri. Nature 536, 437–440. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature19106
    
    @misc{cite:anglada-escude-2016,
      title        = {A terrestrial planet candidate in a temperate orbit around Proxima Centauri},
      author       = {Guillem Anglada-Escudé and et al.},
      organization = {Nature},
      howpublished = {Nature 536, 437–440},
      year         = {2016},
      doi          = {10.1038/nature19106},
      url          = {https://doi.org/10.1038/nature19106},
      note         = {Discovery of Proxima Centauri b.}
    }
  • NASA Exoplanet Science Institute (Caltech/IPAC)

    Cite (APA / BibTeX)
    NASA Exoplanet Science Institute (Caltech/IPAC) (n.d.). Proxima Centauri b — NASA Exoplanet Archive. NASA Exoplanet Science Institute (Caltech/IPAC). https://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/
    
    @misc{cite:exoarchive-exoplanet-proxima-centauri-b,
      title        = {Proxima Centauri b — NASA Exoplanet Archive},
      organization = {NASA Exoplanet Science Institute (Caltech/IPAC)},
      year         = {n.d.},
      url          = {https://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/},
      note         = {Confirmed parameters and discovery references for Proxima Centauri b.}
    }

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Sources & references

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • ESAEuropean Space Agency

    European missions, observatories, and space science imagery.

  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

    Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.