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51 Pegasi b

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51 Pegasi b, officially named Dimidium, is an extrasolar planet about 50 light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. It was the first planet discovered orbiting a main-sequence, Sun-like star and became the prototype for the class of planets known as hot Jupiters.

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Object Type
Hot Jupiter exoplanet 1
Discovery Year
1995 1
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1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation51 Pegasi b, lead section
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represents the prototype for a class of planets called hot Jupiters
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation51 Pegasi b, infobox (Discovery date)
Quote, 51 Pegasi b, infobox (Discovery date)
October 6, 1995
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationIn Category: Celestial Objects, 51 Pegasi b, Wikipedia summary
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