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What was the first planet discovered obiting a star?

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Answer: 51 Pegas b

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51 Pegasi b: 1st planet found orbiting a sunlike star

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Astronomers officially designated the new planet as 51 Pegasi b, in accordance with the nomenclature already decided upon for extrasolar planets. The b means that this planet was the first discovered orbiting its parent star.

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