Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Pegasus (Peg)  ·  Contains:  The star 51Peg
20 years ago : the first exoplanet discovered around 51 Pegasi..., Tyco
20 years ago : the first exoplanet discovered around 51 Pegasi...
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20 years ago : the first exoplanet discovered around 51 Pegasi...

20 years ago : the first exoplanet discovered around 51 Pegasi..., Tyco
20 years ago : the first exoplanet discovered around 51 Pegasi...
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20 years ago : the first exoplanet discovered around 51 Pegasi...

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1995, october the 6th, the first exoplanet is discovered by Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz, at the Haute - Provence Observatory (France).

A revolution in astronomy. This image is a small tribute to this breakthrough discovery.

51 Pegasi (onthe left corner), is a white star similar to the sun, a bit greater, at 51 Ly ot fhe sun.

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20 years ago : the first exoplanet discovered around 51 Pegasi..., Tyco