Pr0211 b


Pr0211 b is a gas giant exoplanet orbiting around the Sun-like star Pr0211, a G-type main sequence star. Pr0211 b along with Pr0201 b are notable for being the first exoplanets discovered in the Beehive cluster located in the constellation Cancer.

Discovery

Pr0211 b and Pr0201 b were discovered in 2012 by Sam Quinn and his colleagues while observing 53 stars in the Beehive cluster using the telescope at the University of Georgia in the United States.