Beta Cancri b
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | B-C Lee et al. |
| Discovery date | 2014 |
| Doppler spectroscopy (Radial velocity) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 1.7±0.1 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.08±0.02 |
| 605.2±4.0 days 1.66 years | |
| Star | Beta Cancri |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 1.12 RJ (estimate) | |
| Mass | ≥7.8±0.8 MJ |
Beta Cancri b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits the K-type giant Beta Cancri. Its mass is 7.8 Jupiter masses, it takes 1.7 years to complete one orbit of its star, and is 1.7 astronomical units from its star, on a nearly circular orbit.