• 51 Pegasi (abbreviated 51 Peg), formally named Helvetios /hɛlˈviːʃiəs/, is a Sun-like star located 50.6 light-years (15.5 parsecs) from Earth in the constellation...
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    51 Pegasi b, officially named Dimidium /dɪˈmɪdiəm/, is an extrasolar planet approximately 50 light-years (15 parsecs) away in the constellation of Pegasus...
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    The planet orbits at about 1.75 times closer to the star than 51 Pegasi b is to 51 Pegasi, taking only 1.8 days or 43 hours to orbit the star. It is also...
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    Square of Pegasus. Twelve star systems have been found to have exoplanets. 51 Pegasi was the first Sun-like star discovered to have an exoplanet companion...
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    examples of G-type main-sequence stars include Alpha Centauri, Tau Ceti, and 51 Pegasi. The term yellow dwarf is a misnomer, because G-type stars actually range...
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  • 0″ 2.38 −4.19 672 K2Ibvar Enif, Enf, Enir, Al Anf, Fom, Fum al Faras, Os Pegasi β Peg β 53 217906 113881 23h 03m 46.33s +28° 04′ 56.8″ 2.44 −1.49 199 M2II-IIIvar...
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    best-known hot Jupiters is 51 Pegasi b. Discovered in 1995, it was the first extrasolar planet found orbiting a Sun-like star. 51 Pegasi b has an orbital period...
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    Michel Mayor in 1995, he discovered 51 Pegasi b, the first extrasolar planet orbiting a Sun-like star, 51 Pegasi. For this discovery, he shared the 2019...
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    masses of 0.02, 4.3, and 3.9 times that of Earth, by pulsar timing. When 51 Pegasi b, the first planet found around a star still undergoing fusion, was discovered...
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  • opportunity, and human rights. It also funds a science fellowship known as the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship, and the American Mosaic Journalism Prize. It does not accept...
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