Discovery date 2012 Discovery site University of Georgia | Discoverer(s) Sam Quinn Discovery status Confirmed | |
Pr0211 b (also written Pr 0211 b) is a gas giant exoplanet orbiting around the Sun-like star Pr0211, a G-type main sequence star. Pr0211 b along with Pr0201 b are notable for being the first exoplanets discovered in the Beehive cluster located in the constellation Cancer.
Discovery
Pr0211 b and Pr0201 b were discovered in 2012 by Sam Quinn and his colleagues while observing 53 stars in the Beehive cluster using the 1.5 metres (4.9 ft; 1.6 yd) telescope at the University of Georgia in the United States.
References
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