94 Ceti b explained

94 Ceti b
Discoverer:Mayor et al.
Discovered:August 7, 2000
Discovery Method:Doppler Spectroscopy
Apsis:astron
Semimajor:1.427AU
Eccentricity:0.30±0.04
Period:535.7±3.1 d
Inclination:65 or 115 ±3
Time Periastron:2,450,944±12
Arg Peri:41±8
Semi-Amplitude:36.2±1.9
Star:94 Ceti
Mass:1.855±0.045

94 Ceti b or 94 Ceti Ab to distinguish it from the distant red dwarf companion, is an extrasolar planet orbiting its star once every 1.2 years. It was discovered on August 7, 2000 by a team led by Michel Mayor.

It is most stable if its inclination is about 65 or 115, yielding a mass of about 1.85 that of Jupiter.

See also