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Beta Pictoris c is a gas giant exoplanet orbiting the young A-type star Beta Pictoris, located approximately 63 light-years from Earth and estimated to be around 23 million years old. The planet was initially detected through radial velocity measurements and was subsequently directly imaged by the GRAVITY instrument on the Very Large Telescope Interferometer. This combination of techniques allowed researchers to constrain both its mass and orbital parameters. The star also hosts the directly imaged planet Beta Pictoris b.
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What is Beta Pictoris c?
Beta Pictoris c is a gas giant orbiting the young A-type star Beta Pictoris. The system is approximately 63 light-years away and is surrounded by a well-known debris disk.
How old is the Beta Pictoris system?
The Beta Pictoris system is estimated to be around 23 million years old. That makes it extremely young compared with the Sun, which is about 4.6 billion years old.
How was Beta Pictoris c detected?
Beta Pictoris c was initially identified through radial-velocity measurements of its host star. It was later directly imaged, giving astronomers an unusually valuable view of a young giant planet.
What is special about Beta Pictoris c compared with Beta Pictoris b?
Both planets orbit the same young star, but Beta Pictoris c is the inner planet and was first found through the star's motion. Beta Pictoris b is farther out and became a prominent directly imaged exoplanet before c was confirmed.
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