Ross 128 b

Summary

Ross 128 b is an exoplanet^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of exoplanet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (981 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ross 128 b is credited with the discovery of Xavier Bonfils^[3].
• Ross 128 b's instance of is recorded as exoplanet^[4].
• Ross 128 b's instance of is recorded as unconfirmed exoplanet^[5].
• Ross 128 b's instance of is recorded as star^[6].
• Ross 128 b's constellation is recorded as Virgo^[7].
• Ross 128 b's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[8].
• Ross 128 b's Commons category is recorded as Ross 128 b^[9].
• Ross 128 b's parent astronomical body is recorded as Ross 128^[10].
• Ross 128 b's catalog code is recorded as TIC 325275315b^[11].
• Ross 128 b's catalog code is recorded as EPIC 201518346b^[12].
• Ross 128 b's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 15, 2017^[13].
• Ross 128 b's time of discovery or invention is recorded as May 2018^[14].
• Ross 128 b's discovery method is recorded as Doppler spectroscopy^[15].
• Ross 128 b's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.116'}^[16].
• Ross 128 b's M sin i is recorded as {'amount': '+1.4'}^[17].
• Ross 128 b's M sin i is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0044'}^[18].
• Ross 128 b's mass is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0044'}^[19].
• Ross 128 b's temperature is recorded as {'amount': '+280'}^[20].
• Ross 128 b's orbital period is recorded as {'amount': '+9.8658'}^[21].
• Ross 128 b's parallax is recorded as {'amount': '+296.3073'}^[22].
• Ross 128 b's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0496'}^[23].
• Ross 128 b's apoapsis is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0511'}^[24].
• Ross 128 b's periapsis is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0475'}^[25].
• Ross 128 b's distance from Earth is recorded as {'amount': '+3.4'}^[26].
• Ross 128 b's right ascension is recorded as {'amount': '+176.9376036'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include exoplanet^[4], unconfirmed exoplanet^[5], and star^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include TIC 325275315b^[11] and EPIC 201518346b^[12].

Why It Matters

Ross 128 b ranks in the top 4% of exoplanet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (981 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]