PSR B1620-26 b

Summary

PSR B1620-26 b is an exoplanet^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of exoplanet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• PSR B1620-26 b is credited with the discovery of Stephen Thorsett^[3].
• PSR B1620-26 b's image is recorded as Artist's impression of pulsar planet B1620-26c.jpg^[4].
• PSR B1620-26 b's instance of is recorded as exoplanet^[5].
• PSR B1620-26 b's constellation is recorded as Scorpius^[6].
• PSR B1620-26 b's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Hubble Space Telescope^[7].
• Methuselah is named after PSR B1620-26 b^[8].
• PSR B1620-26 b's Commons category is recorded as PSR B1620-26 b^[9].
• PSR B1620-26 b's parent astronomical body is recorded as PSR B1620-26^[10].
• PSR B1620-26 b's catalog code is recorded as PSR B1620-26B^[11].
• PSR B1620-26 b's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1993-05-30T00:00:00Z^[12].
• PSR B1620-26 b's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2003-07-00T00:00:00Z^[13].
• PSR B1620-26 b's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01nc77^[14].
• PSR B1620-26 b's discovery method is recorded as pulsar timing^[15].
• PSR B1620-26 b's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q651336', 'amount': '+2.5'}^[16].
• PSR B1620-26 b's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+36525.0'}^[17].
• PSR B1620-26 b's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+23'}^[18].
• PSR B1620-26 b's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+102000'}^[19].
• PSR B1620-26 b's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+12400'}^[20].
• PSR B1620-26 b's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NAME PSR B1620-26 b^[21].
• PSR B1620-26 b's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Exoplanet", "PSRB1620Minus26b"]^[22].
• PSR B1620-26 b's Google News topics ID is recorded as CAAqJggKIiBDQkFTRWdvSkwyMHZNREZ1WXpjM0VnVmxiaTFIUWlnQVAB^[23].
• PSR B1620-26 b's Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia exoplanet ID is recorded as psr_b1620_26_ab_b--235^[24].
• PSR B1620-26 b's NASA Exoplanet Archive ID is recorded as PSR B1620-26 b^[25].
• PSR B1620-26 b's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+245.90926167'}^[26].
• PSR B1620-26 b's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-26.53159444'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

PSR B1620-26 b's instance of is recorded as exoplanet^[5].

History and Context

PSR B1620-26 b's catalog code is recorded as PSR B1620-26B^[11]. Methuselah is named after it^[8].

Why It Matters

PSR B1620-26 b ranks in the top 5% of exoplanet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]