Talk:51 Pegasi b

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[edit] Event

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[edit] Links and references

I've added some details from the German wiki article, but left out a paragraph on Dr. David Latham speculating on a second planet around 51 Peg. I do recall discussion on a second planet from detailed analysis of the doppler plots, but cannot now find believable references, and all reliable sources just list the one 51 Peg b.

Some intersting references:

- Wikibob

[edit] Article title

I am of the opinion that this article should be moved to 51 Pegasi B or similar. Bellerophon is an unofficial title, not endorsed by the IAU who are the arbiters of astronomical nomenclature. It is not used by scientists - a search of the literature reveals not a single use of the word, in contrast to hundreds of references to 51 Peg B, which is still the official name for this planet.

I will move this article in a few days time unless there are objections. Worldtraveller 15:26, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)

You're right, no unofficial names should be used as a article names. However, extrasolar planets are usually marked with shortcase letters. Several of the known extrasolar systems consist of binary stars, for example τ Boo. τ Boo b (or more correctly, τ Boo Ab) is the planet orbiting bright component A, but τ Boo B is a distant red dwarf companion. So this article should be named 51 Pegasi b. Jyril 12:54, Feb 23, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] WP:RM

I've deleted the redirect to facilitate this move if there is consent for it. If there is consent for it to stay, please recreate the redirect. Deco 03:57, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Never mind, you recreated it, thereby making the move you propose impossible for non-admins. I'm not sure why you'd act against yourself, but oh well, I'm not deleting it again. Deco 04:00, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Sorry, I was rather making this a sweep of all the planet names, so that there could be consensus on the proper naming of these things. User:Worldtraveller renamed just about all of them...132.205.15.43 04:04, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • COMMENT there are several designations for a star, but the nickname is probably the easiest one to use for the planet. 132.205.15.43 04:04, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • NOTE: Talk:PSR B1620-26c+Talk:51 Pegasi B+Talk:Tau Boötis Ab+Talk:Osiris (planet)+Talk:70 Virginis b — these are the planets where we should come up with a consistent naming convention for. 132.205.15.43 05:06, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • see also Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Astronomical_objects#Extrasolar_Planets 132.205.15.43 05:09, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • object 51 Pegasi b is the name listed by most astronomical sources, a few of which give Bellerophon as its nickname or informal name; someone copying the 51 Pegasi b from an exoplanet listing into Google will get results specific to the planet, whereas googling for Bellerophon gives very different results. Agree that consistent naming convention is needed, see [1]. -Wikibob | Talk 10:26, 2005 Mar 25 (UTC)
  • Oppose this move, agree fully with what Wikibob has said. I've posted my opinion on the naming conventions for extrasolar planets at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Astronomical_objects#Extrasolar_Planets Worldtraveller 12:43, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Oppose. But rename the article as 51 Pegasi b, as other extrasolar planets are designated in similar way. Uppercase B may be confusing in the case of binary stars. --Jyril 13:33, Mar 25, 2005 (UTC)

It was requested that this article be renamed but there was no consensus for it be moved. violet/riga (t) 22:05, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

[edit] Temperature

Where does the value of 1295 K in the infobox come from? As far as I am aware the temperature of this planet has not been directly observed. Citations anyone? Chaos syndrome 01:24, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

Looks like it is copypasted from Extrasolar Visions.--Jyril 06:29, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
Seems like it's back in the article. I'm removing it for now (see comments on Talk:51 Pegasi). Chaos syndrome 11:58, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
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