Ross 128 b

Summary

Ross 128 b is an exoplanet^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of exoplanet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (186 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ross 128 b is credited with the discovery of Xavier Bonfils^[3].
• Ross 128 b's video is recorded as Flying through the Ross 128 planetary system.webm^[4].
• Ross 128 b's image is recorded as Artist's impression of the planet Ross 128 b.jpg^[5].
• Ross 128 b's instance of is recorded as exoplanet^[6].
• Ross 128 b's constellation is recorded as Virgo^[7].
• Ross 128 b's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[8].
• Ross 128 b's Commons category is recorded as Ross 128 b^[9].
• Ross 128 b's parent astronomical body is recorded as Ross 128^[10].
• Ross 128 b's catalog code is recorded as TIC 325275315b^[11].
• Ross 128 b's catalog code is recorded as EPIC 201518346b^[12].
• Ross 128 b's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2017-11-15T00:00:00Z^[13].
• Ross 128 b's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2018-05-00T00:00:00Z^[14].
• Ross 128 b's discovery method is recorded as Doppler spectroscopy^[15].
• Ross 128 b's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.116'}^[16].
• Ross 128 b's M sin i is recorded as {'unit': 'Q681996', 'amount': '+1.4'}^[17].
• Ross 128 b's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q651336', 'amount': '+0.0044'}^[18].
• Ross 128 b's temperature is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+280'}^[19].
• Ross 128 b's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+9.8658'}^[20].
• Ross 128 b's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+296.3073'}^[21].
• Ross 128 b's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+0.0496'}^[22].
• Ross 128 b's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+0.0511'}^[23].
• Ross 128 b's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+0.0475'}^[24].
• Ross 128 b's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+3.4'}^[25].
• Ross 128 b's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11f2kjnr9s^[26].
• Ross 128 b's SIMBAD ID is recorded as GJ 447 b^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Ross 128 b's instance of is recorded as exoplanet^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include TIC 325275315b^[11] and EPIC 201518346b^[12].

Why It Matters

Ross 128 b ranks in the top 4% of exoplanet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (186 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]