Darknovus - 51 Pegasi is a planetary system orbiting 51 Pegasi, HD 217014, a G5V ☼ star in the Pegasus constellation of the Inner/Sol Region.
51 Pegasi System: 51 Pegasi Primary Star: 51 Pegasi, HD 217014 Stellar Type: G5V ☼ Companion Star(s): None Distance from Earth: 50.1 ly Constellation: Pegasus Region: Inner/Sol Population: 850 Million Summary: The most famous thing about the 51 Pegasi system is the planet Bellerophon, it was the first exoplanet ever discovered.
Bellerophon is a standard hot Jupiter orbiting close to the parent star. The primary planet is Arionus orbiting just outside the inner asteroid belt that formed after Bellerophon migrated inward. Arionus is an earthlike world with a large population.
Bellerophon The planet Bellerophon gets in fame for being the first exoplanet ever discovered. At the time the planet seemed strange, a Jupiter sized planet sitting close to the star. These worlds called hot Jupiters were later found to be quite common, migrating inward early in the system’s history.
