Nu2 Canis Majoris b

Water cloud jovian extrasolar planet in the constellation Canis Major

Nu² Canis Majoris b, (7 CMa b) is a water cloud jovian extrasolar planet orbiting the star Nu² Canis Majoris, approximately 64.71 light years away in the constellation of Canis Major. It was discovered in 2011 by Wittenmyer, R. by radial velocity.^[1]

References

^ Wittenmyer; Endl, M.; Wang, L.; Johnson, J. A.W.; Tinney, C.G.; O'Toole, S.J. (2011). "The Pan-Pacific Planet Search. I. A Giant Planet Orbiting 7 CMa". The Astrophysical Journal. 743 (2): 7. arXiv:astro-ph/0703672. Bibcode:2011ApJ...743..184W. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/743/2/184. S2CID 26948630.

External links

California Institute of Technology. "7 CMa b". Retrieved 25 January 2014.
Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. "7 CMa b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
Exoplanet Orbit Database. "Exoplanets - Detail View". Retrieved 25 January 2014.

Constellation of Canis Major

Stars

Bayer	α (Sirius) β (Mirzam) γ (Muliphein) δ (Wezen) ε (Adhara) ζ (Furud) η (Aludra) θ ι κ λ μ ν¹ ν² ν³ ξ¹ ξ² ο¹ ο² π σ (Unurgunite) τ ω
Flamsteed	10 11 12 15 17 26 27
Variable	R W Z UW (29) VY CX EZ FN FS FY LS NR
HR	2318 2437 2447 2450 2758 2764 2766 2812
HD	43197 (Amadioha) 45184 45364 47186
Other	RX J0720.4−3125 WASP-64 (Atakoraka) WISE 0713−2917 WR 7