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The first extrasolar planet found to have a density compatible with being a rocky planet is CoRoT-7b in 2009. 55 Cancri e was found to be a terrestrial planet in 2011. First super-Earth orbiting a main sequence star [NB 2] Gliese 876 d: Gliese 876: 2005 Orbits a red dwarf star. First icy extrasolar planet orbiting a main sequence star OGLE-2005 ...
PSR B1620-26 b is an exoplanet located approximately 12,400 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Scorpius.It bears the unofficial nicknames "Methuselah" and "the Genesis planet" (named after the Biblical character Methuselah, who, according to the Bible, lived to be the oldest person) due to its extreme age.
Proper names of planetary systems often follow common themes – for example, the planets of the star Copernicus are named after European astronomers. Proper names for planets outside of the Solar System – known as exoplanets – are chosen by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) through public naming contests known as NameExoWorlds.
The subjoined list gives (largely on Schiaparelli's authority) the best-warranted interpretations of biblical star names: Kimah, the Pleiades; Kesil, Orion; Ash, or Ayish, the Hyades; Mezarim, the Bears (Great and Little) Mazzaroth, Venus (Lucifer and Hesperus) Hadre theman -- "the chambers of the south" -- Canopus, the Southern Cross, and α ...
This is a list of exoplanets discovered before 2000. [1] ... Proper name Dimidium. First exoplanet discovered orbiting a main sequence star. 55 Cancri b: 0.8306
List of exoplanets discovered in 2011 (178) List of exoplanets discovered in 2012 (149) List of exoplanets discovered in 2013 (151) List of exoplanets discovered in 2014 (870) List of exoplanets discovered in 2015 (150) List of exoplanets discovered in 2016 (1497) List of exoplanets discovered in 2017 (158) List of exoplanets discovered in 2018 ...
The first such project (NameExoWorlds I), in 2015, regarded the naming of stars and exoplanets. [1] 573,242 votes were submitted by members by the time the contest closed on October 31, 2015, and the names of 31 exoplanets and 14 stars were selected from these. [2] Many of the names chosen were based on world history, mythology and literature. [3]
Names play a variety of roles in the Bible. They sometimes relate to the nominee's role in a biblical narrative , as in the case of Nabal , a foolish man whose name means "fool". [ 1 ] Names in the Bible can represent human hopes, divine revelations , or are used to illustrate prophecies .