HR 8799 b

Summary

HR 8799 b is an exoplanet^[1]. It draws 45 Wikipedia views per month (exoplanet category, ranking #66 of 578).^[2]

Key Facts

• HR 8799 b's image is recorded as Exoplanet Comparison HR 8799 b.png^[3].
• HR 8799 b's instance of is recorded as exoplanet^[4].
• HR 8799 b's constellation is recorded as Pegasus^[5].
• HR 8799 b's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as W. M. Keck Observatory^[6].
• HR 8799 b's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Gemini Observatory^[7].
• HR 8799 b's Commons category is recorded as HR 8799 b^[8].
• HR 8799 b's parent astronomical body is recorded as Q584300^[9].
• HR 8799 b's catalog code is recorded as HD 218396b^[10].
• HR 8799 b's catalog code is recorded as HR 8799b^[11].
• HR 8799 b's catalog code is recorded as TIC 245368902b^[12].
• HR 8799 b's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2008-11-13T00:00:00Z^[13].
• HR 8799 b's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2008-11-00T00:00:00Z^[14].
• HR 8799 b's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04vwdh0^[15].
• HR 8799 b's discovery method is recorded as direct imaging^[16].
• HR 8799 b's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0'}^[17].
• HR 8799 b's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+38'}^[18].
• HR 8799 b's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q651336', 'amount': '+7.0'}^[19].
• HR 8799 b's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3421309', 'amount': '+0.6'}^[20].
• HR 8799 b's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+171667.5'}^[21].
• HR 8799 b's angular distance is recorded as {'unit': 'Q829073', 'amount': '+1.725888'}^[22].
• HR 8799 b's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+24.2175'}^[23].
• HR 8799 b's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+67.96'}^[24].
• HR 8799 b's SIMBAD ID is recorded as HD 218396b^[25].
• HR 8799 b's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Exoplanet", "HR8799b"]^[26].
• HR 8799 b's Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia exoplanet ID is recorded as hr_8799_b--516^[27].

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Designation and Status

HR 8799 b's instance of is recorded as exoplanet^[4].

History and Context

Catalog codes include HD 218396b^[10], HR 8799b^[11], and TIC 245368902b^[12].

Why It Matters

HR 8799 b draws 45 Wikipedia views per month (exoplanet category, ranking #66 of 578).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]