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Name[]
- Gamma Cephei Ab
Discovery date[]
Discoverer[]
- Hatzes et al.[1]
Orbiting[]
Characteristics[]
- Mass = 1.6 Jupiter mass[2]
- Semi-major axis = 2.044 AU[2]
- Eccentricity = 0.115[2]
- Orbital period = 902.9 Earth days[2]
About the exoplanet[]
- The exoplanet was tentatively identified by a Canadian team of astronomers in 1988, though not confirmed at the time, Gamma Cephei Ab became the first extra solar planet observed that later became confirmed by the American team Hatzes et al.[1]
- Likely to be a gas giant.[1]
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