61 Virginis b

Summary

61 Virginis b is an exoplanet^[1]. It draws 24 Wikipedia views per month (exoplanet category, ranking #80 of 578).^[2]

Key Facts

• 61 Virginis b is credited with the discovery of Steven S. Vogt^[3].
• 61 Virginis b's image is recorded as Artist concept 61vir b.png^[4].
• 61 Virginis b's instance of is recorded as exoplanet^[5].
• 61 Virginis b's constellation is recorded as Virgo^[6].
• 61 Virginis b's parent astronomical body is recorded as 61 Virginis^[7].
• 61 Virginis b's catalog code is recorded as GJ 506 b^[8].
• 61 Virginis b's catalog code is recorded as TIC 422478973b^[9].
• 61 Virginis b's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2010-01-00T00:00:00Z^[10].
• 61 Virginis b's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2009-00-00T00:00:00Z^[11].
• 61 Virginis b's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09k5g1y^[12].
• 61 Virginis b's discovery method is recorded as Doppler spectroscopy^[13].
• 61 Virginis b's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.099'}^[14].
• 61 Virginis b's M sin i is recorded as {'unit': 'Q651336', 'amount': '+0.0161'}^[15].
• 61 Virginis b's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q651336', 'amount': '+0.016'}^[16].
• 61 Virginis b's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+4.21487'}^[17].
• 61 Virginis b's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+116.89'}^[18].
• 61 Virginis b's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+0.04956'}^[19].
• 61 Virginis b's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+20'}^[20].
• 61 Virginis b's SIMBAD ID is recorded as * 61 Vir b^[21].
• 61 Virginis b's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Exoplanet", "61Virginisb"]^[22].
• 61 Virginis b's Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia exoplanet ID is recorded as 61_vir_b--625^[23].
• 61 Virginis b's NASA Exoplanet Archive ID is recorded as 61 Vir b^[24].
• 61 Virginis b's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+199.596455'}^[25].
• 61 Virginis b's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-18.3157745'}^[26].
• 61 Virginis b's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

61 Virginis b's instance of is recorded as exoplanet^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include GJ 506 b^[8] and TIC 422478973b^[9].

Why It Matters

61 Virginis b draws 24 Wikipedia views per month (exoplanet category, ranking #80 of 578).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]