Pr 0211-c
| Exoplanet | List of exoplanets | |
|---|---|---|
| Parent star | ||
| Star | Pr 0211 | |
| Constellation | Cancer | |
| Right ascension | (α) | 08:42:11.0[1] |
| Declination | (δ) | +19:16:37[1] |
| Apparent magnitude | (mV) | 12.15[1] |
| Mass | (m) | 0.935 (± 0.013) [1] M☉ |
| Radius | (r) | 0.827 (± 0.012) [1] R☉ |
| Age | 0.79 (± 0.03)[1] Gyr | |
| Physical characteristics | ||
| Mass | (m) | 7.95 (± 0.25)[1] MJ |
| Orbital elements | ||
| Semi-major axis | (a) | 5.8 ( -1.4 +2.9 )[1] AU |
| Eccentricity | (e) | 0.7 (± 0.01)[1] |
| Orbital period | (P) | 5300.0 ( -1800.0 +4450.0 ) (Julian Days)[1] d |
| Discovery information | ||
| Discovery date | 18 February 2016 | |
| Discoverer(s) | Sam Quinn | |
| Discovery method | Radial Velocity | |
| Discovery site | University of Georgia | |
| Discovery status | Confirmed | |
Pr 0211-c[1] is a Gas Giant exoplanet orbiting around the Sun-like star Pr 0211 a G9 type star. Pr 0211-c along with Pr 0211-b and Pr 0201-b is notable for being one of the first exoplanets discovered in the Beehive cluster located in the Constellation Cancer, and for being the first multi-planet system discovered in an Open Cluster.[1]
Discovery
Pr 0211-c was discovered in 2016 by Luca Malavolta[1][2] and his colleagues while observing its host star with the HARPS-N spectrograph on the 3.6 metres (12 ft; 3.9 yd) Italian Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG) in La Palma, and the Tillinghast Reflector Echelle Spectrograph (TRES) mounted at the 1.5 metres (4.9 ft; 1.6 yd) telescope at the University of Georgia in the United States.
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