PSR 1257+12 b

Summary

PSR 1257+12 b is an exoplanet^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of exoplanet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (169 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• PSR 1257+12 b is credited with the discovery of Aleksander Wolszczan^[3].
• PSR 1257+12 b is credited with the discovery of Maciej Konacki^[4].
• PSR 1257+12 b's image is recorded as Exoplanet Comparison PSR B1257+12 A.png^[5].
• PSR 1257+12 b's instance of is recorded as exoplanet^[6].
• PSR 1257+12 b's constellation is recorded as Virgo^[7].
• PSR 1257+12 b's Commons category is recorded as PSR B1257+12 A^[8].
• PSR 1257+12 b's parent astronomical body is recorded as Q528^[9].
• PSR 1257+12 b's catalog code is recorded as PSR B1257+12B^[10].
• PSR 1257+12 b's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1994-04-22T00:00:00Z^[11].
• PSR 1257+12 b's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1992-00-00T00:00:00Z^[12].
• PSR 1257+12 b's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1994-04-00T00:00:00Z^[13].
• PSR 1257+12 b's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/047dl_v^[14].
• PSR 1257+12 b's discovery method is recorded as pulsar timing^[15].
• PSR 1257+12 b's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0'}^[16].
• PSR 1257+12 b's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+50'}^[17].
• PSR 1257+12 b's M sin i is recorded as {'unit': 'Q681996', 'amount': '+0.015'}^[18].
• PSR 1257+12 b's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q681996', 'amount': '+0.02'}^[19].
• PSR 1257+12 b's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+25.262'}^[20].
• PSR 1257+12 b's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+1.41'}^[21].
• PSR 1257+12 b's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+0.19'}^[22].
• PSR 1257+12 b's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0'}^[23].
• PSR 1257+12 b's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Draugr'}^[24].
• PSR 1257+12 b's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+980'}^[25].
• PSR 1257+12 b's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NAME PSR B1257+12b^[26].
• PSR 1257+12 b's Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia exoplanet ID is recorded as psr_b1257_12_b--275^[27].

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Designation and Status

PSR 1257+12 b's instance of is recorded as exoplanet^[6].

History and Context

PSR 1257+12 b's catalog code is recorded as PSR B1257+12B^[10].

Why It Matters

PSR 1257+12 b ranks in the top 3% of exoplanet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (169 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]