61 Virginis b

61 Virginis b (abbreviated 61 Vir b) is an extrasolar planet, orbiting the 5th magnitude G-type star 61 Virginis, in Virgo. This planet has a minimum mass of 5.1 times that of Earth and is an example of a super-Earth planet. It orbits very close to the star, at a distance of 0.050201 AU with an eccentricity of 0.12. This planet was discovered on 14 December 2009 using the radial velocity method taken at Keck and Anglo-Australian Observatories.
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Category:61 Virginis
Category:Exoplanets
Category:Exoplanets discovered in 2009
Category:Super-Earths
Category:Exoplanets detected by radial velocity
Category:Virgo (constellation)
Category:Terrestrial planets