Pr0201 b explained
| Pr0201 b |
| Discoverer: | Sam Quinn |
| Discovery Site: | University of Georgia |
| Discovered: | 2012 |
| Apsis: | astron |
| Period: | 4.4264 (± 0.007)[1] d |
| Time Periastron: | 2,455,992.861 |
| Mass: | 0.54 (± 0.039) |
Pr0201 b[1] (also written Pr 0201 b)[2] is an exoplanet orbiting around the F-type main-sequence star Pr0201. Pr0201 b along with Pr0211 b are notable for being the first exoplanets discovered in the Beehive Cluster located in the constellation Cancer.[1] [2] Since Pr0201 b has a mass of about half of Jupiter and an orbital period of about 4 days, it is likely a hot Jupiter. Its host star, Pr0201, is rotationally variable and has a rotation period of 5.63 days.[3]
Discovery
Pr0201 b and Pr 0211 b were discovered in 2012 by Sam Quinn[1] [2] [4] and his colleagues while observing 53 stars in the Beehive cluster using the telescope at the University of Georgia in the United States.[2]
Notes and References
- Encyclopedia: Notes on Pr 0201 b . . 2017-01-02.
- Web site: New Planets Found in Star Cluster - Would Have Dazzling Nights . https://web.archive.org/web/20120923004304/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/120920-new-planets-star-cluster-science-space-beehive-exoplanets/ . dead . September 23, 2012 . Fazekas . Andrew . 2012-09-21 . National Geographic News . National Geographic . 2016-05-30.
- 2014MNRAS.442.2081K. Stellar rotational periods in the planet hosting open cluster Praesepe. Kovács. Géza. Hartman. Joel D.. Bakos. Gáspár Á.. Quinn. Samuel N.. Penev. Kaloyan. Latham. David W.. Bhatti. Waqas. Csubry. Zoltán. De Val-Borro. Miguel. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 2014. 442. 3. 2081. 10.1093/mnras/stu946. free. 1405.3728.
- Two 'b's in the Beehive: The Discovery of the First Hot Jupiters in an Open Cluster . The Astrophysical Journal . 756 . 2 . L33 . . 2012-08-22 . 10.1088/2041-8205/756/2/L33 . Quinn . Samuel N. . White . Russel J. . Latham . David W. . Buchhave . Lars A. . Cantrell . Justin R. . Dahm . Scott E. . Fűrész . Gabor . Szentgyorgyi . Andrew H. . Geary . John C. . Torres . Guillermo . Bieryla . Allyson . Berlind . Perry . Calkins . Michael C. . Esquerdo . Gilbert A. . Stefanik . Robert P. . 1207.0818 . 2012ApJ...756L..33Q . 118825401 .
