Proxima Centauri b

Summary

Proxima Centauri b is an exoplanet^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.17% of exoplanet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,703 views/month, #1 of 578).^[2]

Key Facts

• Proxima Centauri b's instance of is recorded as exoplanet^[3].
• Proxima Centauri b's instance of is recorded as unconfirmed exoplanet^[4].
• Proxima Centauri b's constellation is recorded as Centaurus^[5].
• Proxima Centauri b's Commons category is recorded as Proxima Centauri b^[6].
• Proxima Centauri b's parent astronomical body is recorded as Proxima Centauri^[7].
• Proxima Centauri b's catalog code is recorded as Proxima b^[8].
• Proxima Centauri b's catalog code is recorded as Proxima Centauri b^[9].
• Proxima Centauri b's catalog code is recorded as TIC 388857263b^[10].
• Proxima Centauri b's time of discovery or invention is recorded as August 24, 2016^[11].
• Proxima Centauri b's time of discovery or invention is recorded as August 2016^[12].
• Proxima Centauri b's discovery method is recorded as Doppler spectroscopy^[13].
• Proxima Centauri b's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02'}^[14].
• Proxima Centauri b's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.35'}^[15].
• Proxima Centauri b's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}^[16].
• Proxima Centauri b's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}^[17].
• Proxima Centauri b's M sin i is recorded as {'amount': '+1.27'}^[18].
• Proxima Centauri b's M sin i is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[19].
• Proxima Centauri b's M sin i is recorded as {'amount': '+1.07'}^[20].
• Proxima Centauri b's M sin i is recorded as {'amount': '+0.00337'}^[21].
• Proxima Centauri b's mass is recorded as {'amount': '+0.00337'}^[22].
• Proxima Centauri b's orbital period is recorded as {'amount': '+11.186'}^[23].
• Proxima Centauri b's orbital period is recorded as {'amount': '+11.1855'}^[24].
• Proxima Centauri b's orbital period is recorded as {'amount': '+11.185'}^[25].
• Proxima Centauri b's orbital period is recorded as {'amount': '+11.1868'}^[26].
• Proxima Centauri b's orbital period is recorded as {'amount': '+11.1881'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include exoplanet^[3] and unconfirmed exoplanet^[4].

History and Context

Catalog codes include Proxima b^[8], Proxima Centauri b^[9], and TIC 388857263b^[10].

Why It Matters

Proxima Centauri b ranks in the top 0.17% of exoplanet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,703 views/month, #1 of 578).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]