Artist impression showing b Centauri and its giant planet b Centauri b

This artist’s impression shows a close up of the planet b Centauri b, which orbits a binary system with mass at least six times that of the Sun. This is the most massive and hottest planet-hosting star system found to date. The planet is ten times as massive as Jupiter and orbits the two-star system at 100 times the distance Jupiter orbits the Sun.

Credit:

ESO/L. Calçada

About the Image

Id:eso2118c
Type:Artwork
Release date:8 December 2021, 17:00
Related releases:eso2118
Size:5000 x 3832 px

About the Object

Name:b Centauri
Type:Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System
Category:Exoplanets
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