2M1207b
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Discovered | April 2004 |
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Orbital period | 1,700 years |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 16. 93 |
Orbits | 2M1207 |
Discovered by | Chauvin et al |
Detection method | Imaged |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2965819 |
About 2M1207b
2M1207b is a planetary-mass object orbiting the brown dwarf 2M1207, in the constellation Centaurus, approximately 170 light-years from Earth. It is one of the first candidate exoplanets to be directly observed.