Answer the following question: What key details about didier queloz can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: didier queloz -lrb- born february 23 , 1966 -rrb- is a geneva-based astronomer with a prolific record in finding extrasolar planets . didier queloz was a ph.d. student at the university of geneva when he and michel mayor discovered the first exoplanet around a main sequence star . queloz performed an analysis on 51 pegasi using radial velocity measurements -lrb- doppler effect -rrb- , and was astonished to find a planet with an orbital period of 4.2 days . he had been performing the analysis as an exercise to hone his skills . the planet , 51 pegasi b , challenged the then accepted views of planetary formation , being a hot jupiter or roaster . he has received the 2011 bbva foundation frontiers of knowledge award of basic sciences -lrb- co-winner with michel mayor -rrb- for developing new astronomical instruments and experimental techniques that led to the first observation of planets outside the solar system .
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- caption is queloz , residenz , munich , october 11 , 2012 . at the european southern observatory 50th anniversary gala- birth date is february 23 , 1966- name is didier queloz- nationality is swiss- image is didier - 01.jpg queloz at the eso 50th anniversary gala event- occupation is astronomer