55 Cancri B
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| Distance to Earth | 40. 12 light years |
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| Orbital period | 15 days |
| Discovered | April 12, 1996 |
| Detection method | Radial velocity |
| Eccentricity | 0. 014 ± 0. 008 |
| Discoverers | Geoffrey Marcy |
| R. Paul Butler | |
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| ID | 2957738 |
About 55 Cancri B
55 Cancri b, occasionally designated 55 Cancri Ab, also named Galileo, is an exoplanet orbiting the Sun-like star 55 Cancri A every 14. 65 days. It is the second planet in order of distance from its star, and is an example of a hot Jupiter, or possibly rather "warm Jupiter".