Planet beta Pic b

Name beta Pic b
Planet Status Confirmed
Discovered in 2008
Mass 11.9 ( -3.04 +2.93 ) MJ +
Mass*sin(i)
Semi-Major Axis 9.93 (± 0.03) AU +
Orbital Period 7707.0 ( -300.0 +730.0 ) day +
Eccentricity 0.103 (± 0.003) +
ω 199.3 ( -3.1 +2.8 ) deg +
Tperi 2456380.0 ( -60.0 +80.0 ) JD
Radius 1.65 ( -0.06 +0.06 ) RJ
Inclination 89.0 ( -0.02 +0.01 ) deg +
Update 2022-07-07
Detection Method Imaging
Mass Detection Method Radial Velocity
Radius Detection Method Flux
Primary transit
Secondary transit
λ
Impact Parameter b
Time Vr=0
Velocity Semiamplitude K
Calculated temperature
Measured temperature
Hottest point longitude
Geometric albedo
Surface gravity log(g/gH)
Alternate Names bet Pic b

Star

beta Pic
Name beta Pic
Distance 19.3 (± 0.2) pc
Spectral type A6V
Apparent magnitude V 3.86
Mass 1.73 (± 0.05) MSun +
Age 0.04 ( -0.004 +0.004 ) Gyr
Effective temperature 8052.0 K
Radius 1.8 RSun
Metallicity [Fe/H]
Detected Disc Imaging
Magnetic Field
RA2000 05:47:17.0
Dec2000 -51:03:59
Alternate Names bet Pic
Planetary system
2 planets

More data

Atmospheric parameters

Temperatures

Data Source Type Result Value Result Figure Notes Reference

Molecules

Molecule Data Source Type Result Value Result Figure Notes Reference
C Measurements Detected 2020 - GRAVITY Collaboration
CO Measurements Detected 2018 - HOEIJMAKERS H.
H Measurements Detected 2016 - WILSON P.
Measurements Detected 2015 - CHILCOTE J.
H2O Measurements Detected 2018 - HOEIJMAKERS H.
N Measurements Detected 2018 - WOLSON P.
O I Measurements Detected 2020 - GRAVITY Collaboration

Observability Predictor

Remarks

16 Feb 2016: Lecavelier & Vidal-Madjar (2016) predict a transit between 01 Jan 2018 and 30 Jun 2018 (2 sigmas).
They find also another solution for the orbit with a transit between Jul 15 2017 and Mar 01 2018
01 May 2014: The planet has an equatorial rotation velocity of nearly 100 000 km/h (Snellen et al. 2014)
30 Nov 2011: The orbit derived from images is compatible with the putative 1981 transit event claimed by Lecavelier des Etangs et al. (1995). See Beust et al. 2011.
11 Jun. 2010: The planet image confirmed by Lagrange et al. 2010

Related publications

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arxiv  

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arxiv  

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paper  

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Polarization of Rotationally Oblate Self-Luminous Exoplanets with Anisotropic Atmospheres
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arxiv  

Space Photometry with Brite-Constellation
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paper  

Host star metallicity of directly imaged wide-orbit planets: implications for planet formation
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2021 JANSON M., BRANDEKER A., OLOFSSON G. & LISEAU R.
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2020 OTTEN G., VIGAN A., MUSLIMOV E., N'DIAYE M., CHOQUET E. et al.
Astron. & Astrophys., 646, A150
paper   arxiv

Spin-orbit alignment of the β Pictoris planetary system
2020 KRAUS S., LEBOUQUIN J.-B., KREPLIN A., DAVIES C., HONE E. et al.
ApJ. Letters, 897, L8
paper  arxiv

K-Stacker, an algorithm to hack the orbital parameters of planets hidden in high-contrast imaging. First applications to VLT SPHERE multi-epoch observations
2020 LE COROLLER H., NOWAK M., DELORME P., CHAUVIN G., GRATTON R. et al.
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Exocomets: A spectroscopic survey
2020 REBOLLIDO I., EIROA C., MONTESINOS B., MALDONADO J., VILLAVER E. et al.
Astron. & Astrophys., 639, A11
paper   arxiv

MIRACLES: atmospheric characterization of directly imaged planets and substellar companions at 4-5 micron. I. Photometric analysis of β Pic b, HIP 65426 b, PZ Tel B and HD 206893 B
2020 STOLKER T., QUANZ S., TODOROV K., KÜHN J., MOLLIERE P. et al.
Astron. & Astrophys., 635, A182
paper   arxiv  

Peering into the formation history of beta Pictoris b with VLTI/GRAVITY long baseline interferometry
2020 GRAVITY Collaboration, NOWAK M., LACOUR S., MOLLIERE P., WANG J., CHARNAY B.., et al.
Astron. & Astrophys., 633, A110
paper   arxiv  

The Gemini Planet Imager Exoplanet Survey: Dynamical Mass of the Exoplanet beta Pictoris b from Combined Direct Imaging and Astrometry
2020 NIELSEN E., DE ROSA R., WANG J., SAHLMAN J., KALAS P. et al.
Astron. J., 159, 71
paper  arxiv  

A Search for Polarized Thermal Emission from Directly Imaged Exoplanets and Brown Dwarf Companions to Nearby Stars
2020 JENSEN-CLEM R., MILLAR-BLANCHAER M., van HOLSTEIN R., MAWET D., GRAHAM J. et al.
Astron. J., 160, 286
paper  

Precise Dynamical Masses and Orbital Fits for β Pic b and β Pic c
2020 BRANDT G., BRANDT T., DUPUY T., LI Y. & MICHALIK D.
Astron. J., 161, 179
paper   arxiv

Dynamical Mass Estimates of the β Pictoris Planetary System Through Gaussian Process Stellar Activity Modelling
2020 VANDAL Th., RAMEAU J. & DOYON R.
Astron. J., 160, 243
paper   arxiv  

Unveiling the beta Pictoris system, coupling high contrast imaging, interferometric, and radial velocity data
2020 LAGRANGE A.-M., RUBINI P., NOWAK M., LACOUR S., GRANGJEAN A. et al.
Astron. & Astrophys., 642, A18
paper

Direct confirmation of the radial velocity planet beta Pictoris c
2020 NOWAK M., LACOUR S., LAGRANGE A.-M., RUBIBI P., WANG J. et al.
Astron. & Astrophys., 642, L2
paper  

Constraints on the occurrence and distribution of 1--20 MJup companions to stars at separations of 5--5000 AU from a compilation of direct imaging surveys
2019 BARON F., LAFRENIERE D., ARTIGAU E., GAGNE J., RAMEAU J. et al.
Astron. J., 158, 187
paper  arxiv  

The International Beta Pic b Transit Campaign
2019 KALAS P., ZWINTZ K., KENWORTHY M., LAGRANGE A.-M., GUILLOT T. et al.
BAAS, 233, 218.03
ADS

Debris Disks in Multi-Planet Systems: Are Our Inferences Compromised by Unseen Planets?
2019 DONG J., DAWSON R., SHANNON A. & MORRISON S.
ApJ, submitted
arxiv  

Extrasolar Kuiper Belts
2019 WYATT M.
in "The Trans-Neptunian Solar System" (D. Prialnik, M.A. Barucci and L. Young, eds.),
accepted
arxiv  

Evidence for an additional planet in the β Pictoris system
2019 LAGRANGE A.-M., MEUNIER N., RUBINI P., KEPPLER M., GALLAND F. et al.
Nature, in press
paper

Revisiting the pulsational characteristics of the exoplanet host star β Pictoris
2019 ZWINTZ K., REESE D., NEINER C., PIGULSKI A., KUSHNIG R. et al.
Astron. & Astrophys., accepted
arxiv  

The Gemini Planet Imager Exoplanet Survey: Giant Planet and Brown Dwarf Demographics From 10-100 AU
2019 NIELSEN E., DE ROSA R., MACINTOSH B., WANG J., RUFFIO J.-B. et al.
Astron. J., 158, 13
paper  arxiv  

Transiting exocomets detected in broadband light by TESS in the β Pictoris system
2019 ZIEBA S., ZWINTZ K., KENWORTHY M. & KENNEDY G.
Astron. & Astrophys., 625, L13
paper   arxiv  

Stellar and substellar companions of nearby stars from Gaia DR2 - Binarity from proper motion anomaly
2019 KERVELLA P., ARENOU F., MIGNARD F. & THEVENIN F.
Astron. & Astrophys., 623, A72
paper   arxiv

Kuiper Belt-Like Hot and Cold Populations of Planetesimal Inclinations in the β Pictoris Belt Revealed by ALMA
2019 MATRA L., WYATT M., WILNER D., DENT W., MARINO S. et al.
Astron. J., 157, 135
paper   arxiv  

Short life and abrupt death of PicSat, a small 3U CubeSat dreaming of exoplanet detection
2019 NOWAK M., LACOUR S., CROUZIER A., LESTER D., LAPEYRERE V. & SCHWORER G.
SPIE, 10698, 1069821
arxiv  

Post-conjunction detection of β Pictoris b with VLT/SPHERE⋆
2019 LAGRANGE A.-M., BOCCALETTI A., LANGLOIS M., CHAUVIN G., GRATTON R. et al.
Astron. & Astrophys., 621, L8
paper  arxiv  

A Model-Independent Mass and Moderate Eccentricity for β Pic b
2018 DUPUY T., BRANDT T., KRATTER K. & BOWLER B.
ApJ. Letters, 871, L4
paper  arxiv  

Medium-resolution integral-field spectroscopy for high-contrast exoplanet imaging: Molecule maps of the β Pictoris system with SINFONI
2018 HOEIJMAKERS H., SCHWARZ H., SNELLEN I., de KOK R., BONNEFOY M. et al.
Astron. & Astrophys., submitted
arxiv  

Debris Disks: Structure, Composition, and Variability
2018 MEREDITH HUGHES A., DUCHENE G. & MATTHEWS B.
Ann. Rev. Astron. Astrophys., accepted
arxiv  

Detection of Nitrogen gas in the β Pictoris circumstellar disk
2018 WOLSON P., KERR R., LECAVELIER DES ETANGS A., BOURRIER V., VIDAL-MADJAR A. et al.
Astron. & Astrophys., accepted
arxiv

Two decades of Exoplanetary Science with Adaptive Optics
2018 CHAUVIN, G.
SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation
arxiv   paper  

The mass of the young planet Pictoris b through the astrometric motion of its host star
2018 SNELLEN, I. & A. BROWN
Nature Astron., 2, 883
arxiv  paper   ADS  

Exocomet Orbit Fitting: Accelerating Coma Absorption During Transits of β Pictoris
2018 KENNEDY G.
MNRAS, 479, 1997
paper   arxiv  ADS  

A search for transiting planets in the β Pictoris system
2018 MOL LOUS M., WEENK E., KENWORTHY M., ZWINTZ K. & KUSHING R.
Astron. & Astrophys., 615, A145
arxiv   paper  

Full exploration of the giant planet population around β Pictoris
2018 LAGRANGE A.-M., KEPPLER M., MEUNIER M., LANNIER J., BEUST H. et al.
Astron. & Astrophys., 612, A108
paper  

ALMA resolves CI emission from the β Pictoris debris disk
2018 CATALDI G., BRANDEKER A., WU Y., CHEN Ch., DENT W. et al.
ApJ, 861, 72
arxiv   paper  

Circumstellar discs: What will be next?
2017 KRAL Q., CLARKE C. & YATT M.
arxiv  

1 to 2.4 micron Near-IR spectrum of the Giant Planet β Pictoris b obtained with the Gemini Planet Imager
2017 CHILCOTE J., PUEYO L., DE ROSA R., VARGAS J., MACINTOSH B. et al.
Astron. J., 153, 182
paper  arxiv  ADS

Exocometary gas structure, origin and physical properties around β Pictoris through ALMA CO multi-transition observations
2017 MATRA L., DENT W., WYATT M., KRAL Q., WILNER D. et al.
MNRAS, 464, 1415
paper  arxiv  

Future Exoplanet Research: Science Questions and How to Address Them
2017 SCHNEIDER J.
Exoplanet Handbook (Springer), in press
arxiv  

The exoplanet host star beta Pictoris seen by BRITE-Constellation
2017 ZWINTZ K.
in third BRITE-Constellation Science Conference
arxiv  

Space Technology for Directly Imaging and Characterizing Exo-Earths
2017 CRILL B. & SIEGLER N.
arxiv  

bRing: An observatory dedicated to monitoring the β Pictoris b Hill sphere transit
2017 STUIK R., BAILEY III J., DORVAL P., TALENS G., LAGINJA I. et al.
Astron. & Astrophys., in press, 607
paper  arxiv  

A Compact and Lightweight Fibered Photometer for the PicSat Mission
2017 NOWAK M., LACOUR S., LAPEYRERE V., DAVID L., CROUZIER A. et al.
in "Proceedings of the AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites"
arxiv  

Toward an initial mass function for giant planets
2017 CARRERA D., DAVIES M. & JOHANSEN A.
MNRAS, 478, 691
paper  arxiv  

High Contrast Imaging with Spitzer : Constraining the Frequency of Giant Planets out to 1000 AU separations
2016 DURKAN S., JANSON M. & CARSON J.
ApJ, accepted
arxiv   ADS

The orbit of Beta Pic b as a transiting planet
2016 LECAVELIER DES ETANGS A. & VIDAL-MADJAR A.
Astron. & Astrophys., 588, A60
paper  arxiv  ADS

Low-rank plus sparse decomposition for exoplanet detection in direct-imaging ADI sequences. The LLSG algorithm
2016 GOMEZ-GONZALEZ C., ABSIL O., ABSIL P.-A., VAN DROOGENBROECK M., MAWET D. & SURDEJ J.
Astron. & Astrophys., 589, A54
paper  arxiv  ADS  

Light Scattering and Thermal Emission by Primitive Dust Particles in Planetary Systems
2016 KIMURA H., KOLOKOLOVA L. LI A. & LEBRETON J.
in " Light Scattering Reviews, Volume 11", accepted
arxiv  

Insights into planet formation from debris disks: II. Giant impacts in extrasolar planetary systems
2016 WYATT M. & JACKSON A.
in "The Disk in Relation to the Formation of Planets and their Proto-atmospheres" (Springer), accepted
arxiv  

Constraints on Planetesimal Collision Models in Debris Disks
2016 MacGREGOR M., WILNER D., CHANDLER C., RICCI L., MADDISON S. et al.
ApJ, 823, 79
paper  arxiv  

Exoplanetary Atmospheres - Chemistry, Formation Conditions, and Habitability
2016 MADHUSUDHAN N., AGUNDEZ M., MOSES J. & HU Y.
Spa. Sci. Rev., accepted
arxiv  

Herschel detects oxygen in the beta Pictoris debris disk
2016 BRANDEKER A., CATALDI G., OLOFSSON G., VANDENBUSSCHE B., ACKE B. et al.
Astron. & Astrophys., in press
paper  

A Comprehensive Dust Model Applied to the Resolved Beta Pictoris Debris Disk from Optical to Radio Wavelengths
2016 BALLERING N., SU K., RIEKE G. & GASPAR A.
ApJ, 823, 108
paper  arxiv  

Imaging Extrasolar Giant Planets
2016 BOWLER B.
PASP, 128, 102001
paper  arxiv  ADS  

Habitable Zones of Post-Main Sequence Stars
2016 RAMIREZ R. & KALTENEGGER L.
ApJ, 823, 6
paper  arxiv   ADS  

Effects of disc asymmetries on astrometric measurements - Can they mimic planets?
2016 KRAL Q., SCHNEIDER J., KENNEDY G. & SOUAMI D.
Astron. & Astrophys., 592, A39
paper  arxiv  ADS  

Exocomet Circumstellar Fe I Absorption in the Beta Pictoris Gas Disk
2016 WELSH B. & MONTGOMERY Sh.
PASP, 128, 064201
paper  

A Primer on Unifying Debris Disk Morphologies
2016 LEE E. & CHAING E.
Astron. J., submitted
arxiv  

A self-consistent model for the evolution of the gas produced in the debris disc of β Pictoris
2016 KRAL Q., WYATT M., CARSWELL R., PRINGLE J., MATRA L. & JUHASZ A.
MNRAS, 461, 845
paper  arxiv  ADS  

Sparse aperture masking at the VLT II. Detection limits for the eight debris disks stars $β$ Pic, AU Mic, 49 Cet, $η$ Tel, Fomalhaut, g Lup, HD181327 and HR8799
2016 GAUCHET L., LACOUR S., LAGRANGE A.-M., EHRENREICH D., BONNEFOY M. et al.
Astron. & Astrophys., 595, A31
paper  arxiv  

The Orbit and Transit Prospects for β Pictoris b constrained with One Milliarcsecond Astrometry
2016 WANG, J., GRAHAM, J., PUEYO, L., KALAS, P., MILLAR-BLANCHAER, M. & 49 additional authors
Astron. J., 152, 97
paper   arxiv  ADS  

First Detection of Hydrogen in the β Pictoris Gas Disk
2016 WILSON P., LECAVELIER DES ETANGS A., VIDAL-MADJAR A., BOURRIER V., HEBRARD G. et al.
Astron. & Astrophys., in press
paper  arxiv  ADS

β Pictoris' inner disk in polarized light and new orbital parameters for β Pictoris b
2015 MILLAR-BLANCHAER M., GRAHAM J., PUEYO L., KALAS P., DAWSON R. et al.
ApJ, 811, 18
paper  arxiv  

A SMACK Model of Colliding Planetesimals in the β Pictoris Debris Disk
2015 NESVOLD E. & KUCHNER M.
ApJ, 815
paper   arxiv   ADS

The Inner Disk Structure, Disk-Planet Interactions, and Temporal Evolution in the Beta Pictoris System: A Two-Epoch HST/STIS Coronagraphic Study
2015 APAI D., SCHNEIDER G., GRADY C., WYATT M., LAGRANGE A.-M. et al.
ApJ, 800, 136
paper  arxiv  ADS  

High-contrast imaging constraints on gas giant planet formation - The Herbig Ae/Be star opportunity
2015 QUANZ S.
Astron. & Spa. Sci., 357, 148
paper   arxiv  

An ATCA survey of debris disks at 7 millimeters
2015 RICCI L., MADDISON S., WILNER D., MacGREGOR M., UBACH C. et al.
ApJ, accepted
arxiv  

Observations of Exoplanet Atmospheres
2015 CROSSFIELD I.
PASP, in press
arxiv  paper   ADS  

The First H-band Spectrum of the Massive Gas Giant Planet beta Pictoris b with the Gemini Planet Imager
2015 CHILCOTE J., BARMAN T., FITZGERALD M., GRAHAM J., LARKIN J. et al.
ApJ, 798, L3
paper  arxiv 

Feasibility of transit photometry of nearby debris discs
2014 ZEEGERS S., KENWORTHY M. & KALAS P.
MNRAS, 439, 488
paper   arxiv  

Imaged sub-stellar companions: not as eccentric as they appear? The effect of an unseen inner mass on derived orbits
2014 PEARCE T., WYATT M. & KENNEDY G.
MNRAS, 437, 2686
paper  arxiv  

The Gemini Planet Imager: First Light
2014 MACINTOSH B., GRAHAM J., INGRAHAM P., KONOPAKY Q., MAROIS Ch. et al.
PNAS, accepted
arxiv  

Molecular Gas Clumps from the Destruction of Icy Bodies in the β Pictoris Debris Disk
2014 DENT W., WYATT M., ROBERGE A., AUGEREAU J.-Ch., CASASSUS S. et al.
Science, 343, 1490
paper  arxiv  

Magellan Adaptive Optics first-light observations of the exoplanet β Pic b. I. Direct imaging in the far-red optical with MagAO+VisAO and in the near-IR with NICI
2014 MALES J., CLOSE L., MORZINSKI K., WAHHAJ Z., LIU M. et al.
ApJ, 786, 32
arxiv   paper   paper  

A radiative-convective equilibrium model for young giant exoplanets: Application to beta Pictoris b
2014 BAUDINO J.-L., BEZARD B., BOCCALETTI A., BONNEFOY M. & LAGRANGE A.-M.
in "IAUS 299", 299, 277
arxiv  

Observations, Modeling and Theory of Debris Disks
2014 MATHEWS B., KRIKOV A., WYATT M., BRYDEN G. & EIROA C.
in Protostars & Planets VI., accepted
arxiv  

Five steps in the evolution from protoplanetary to debris disk
2014 WYATT M., PANIC O., KENNEDY G? & MATRA L.
Astrophys. & Spa. Sci., accepted
arxiv  

Two families of exocomets in the β Pictoris system
2014 KIEFER F., LECAVELIER DES ETANGS A., BOISSIER J., VIDAL-MADJAR A., BEUST H. et al.
Nature, 514, 462
paper  

The shape, internal structure and gravity of the fast spinner β Pictoris b
2014 KONG D., LIAO X., ZHANG K. & SCHUBERT G.
MNRAS, 445, L26
paper  

Physical and orbital properties of Beta Pictoris b
2014 BONNEFOY, M., MARLEAU, G.-D., GALICHER, R., BEUST, H., LAGRANGE, A.-M. & 11 additional authors
Astron. & Astrophys., accepted
arxiv 

Colour-magnitude diagrams of transiting Exoplanets - II. A larger sample from photometric distances
2014 TRIAUD A., LANOTTE A., SMALLEY B. & GILLON M.
MNRAS, 444, 711
paper   arxiv   ADS  

Very deep images of the innermost regions of the beta Pictoris debris disc at Lp
2014 MILLI J., LAGRANGE A.-M., DE J., JOARDER P., RAHA S. & SYAM D.
Astron. & Astrophys., accepted
arxiv  

Fast spin of the young extrasolar planet β Pictoris b
2014 SNELLEN I., BRANDL B., de KOK R., BIRKBY J. & SCHWARZ J.
Nature, 509, 63
arxiv  paper 

The Gemini NICI Planet-Finding Campaign: The Orbit of the Young Exoplanet beta Pictoris b
2014 NIELSEN E., LIU M., WAHHAJ Z., BILLER B., HAYWARD Th. et al.
ApJ, 794, 158
paper  arxiv  

Herschel HIFI observations of ionised carbon in the β Pictoris debris disk
2013 CATALDI G., BRANDEKER A., OLOFSSON G., LARSSON B., LISEAU R. & 7 additional authors
Astron. & Astrophys., submitted
arxiv  

Searching for companions down to 2 AU from beta Pictoris using the L'-band AGPM coronagraph on VLT/NACO
2013 ABSIL O., MILLI J., MAWET D., LAGRANGE A.-M., GIRARD J. & 5 additional authors
Astron. & Astrophys., 559, L12
paper  arxiv  

A Combined VLT and Gemini Study of the Atmosphere of the Directly-Imaged Planet, beta Pictoris b
2013 CURRIE Th., BURROWSA., MADHUSUDHAN N., FUKAGAWA M., GIRARD J. & 8 additional authors
ApJ, 776, Issue 1, 15, 19 pp
paper   arxiv  

On the unusual gas composition in the Beta Pictoris debris disk
2012 XIE J.-W., BRANDEKER A. & WU Y.
ApJ., 762, 114
paper   arxiv

Comet-like mineralogy of olivine crystals in an extrasolar proto-Kuiper belt
2012 de VRIES B., ACKE B., BLOMMAERT J.,, WAELKENS C., WATERS L. & 18 additional authors
Nature, 490, 74
paper   arxiv  

Orbital characterization of the β Pictoris b giant planet
2012 CHAUVIN G., LAGRANGE A.-M., BEUST H., BONNEFOY M., BOCCALETTI A. &
Astron. & Astrophys., 542, A41
paper   arxiv

The Exozodiacal Dust Problem for Direct Observations of ExoEarths
2012 ROBERGE A., CHEN Ch., MILLAN-GABET R., WEINBERGER A., HINZ Ph. & 4 additional authors NASA ExoPag SAG#1 Team
PASP, 124, 799
paper   arxiv

Direct Imaging of Extra-solar Planets - Homogeneous Comparison of Detected Planets and Candidates
2012 NEUHAUSER R. & SCHMIDT T.
in "Topics in Adaptive Optics", Chap 3
Full text  arxiv   ADS  

Constrains on planets around beta Pic with Harps radial velocity data
2012 LAGRANGE A.-M., DE BONDT K., MEUNIER N., STERZIK M., BEUST H. & GALLAND F.
Astron. & Astrophys., 542, A18
paper   arxiv

The position of β Pictoris b relative to the Debris Disk
2012 LAGRANGE A.-M., BOCCALETTI A., MILLI J., CHAUVIN G., BONNEFOY M. & 5 additional authors
Astron. & Astrophys., 542, A40
paper   arxiv

Ro-vibrational CO Detected in the $\beta$~Pictoris Circumstellar Disk
2011 TROUTMAN M., HINKLE K., NAJITA J., RETTING T. & BRITTAIN S.
ApJ.
arxiv

Defining and cataloging exoplanets: The exoplanet.eu database
2011 SCHNEIDER J., DEDIEU C., LE SIDANER P., SAVALLE R. & ZOLOTUKHIN I.
Astron. & Astrophys., 532, A79
paper   arxiv

A 5 Micron Image of beta Pictoris b at a Sub-Jupiter Projected Separation: Evidence for a Misalignment Between the Planet and the Inner, Warped Disk
2011 CURRIE Th., THALMANN Ch., MATSUMURA S., MADHUSUDHAN N., BURROWS A. & KUCHNER M.
ApJ. Letters
arxiv

Estimation of the XUV radiation onto close planets and their evaporation
2011 SANZ-FORCADA J., MICELA G., RIBAS I., POLLOCK A., EIROA C. & 2 additional authors
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Estimates of the Planet Yield from Ground-Based High-Contrast Imaging Observations as a Function of Stellar Mass
2011 CREPP J. & JOHNSON J.
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High angular resolution detection of Beta Pictoris b at 2.18 microns
2011 BONNEFOY M., LAGRANGE A.-M., BOCCALETTI A., CHAUVIN G., APAI D., ALLARD F., EHRENREICH D., GIRARD J., MOUILLET D., ROUAN D., GRADATOUR D. & KASPER M.
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Millimeter Imaging of the β Pictoris Debris Disk: Evidence for a Planetesimal Belt
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Optical characterization of β Pictoris b
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Exposing the Gas Braking Mechanism of the beta Pictoris Disk
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On the misalignment of the directly imaged planet β Pictoris b with the system's warped inner disk
2011 DAWSON R., MURRAY-CLAY R. & FABRYCKY D.
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The Exoplanet Handbook
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Diagnosing Circumstellar Debris Disks
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A Giant Planet Imaged in the disk of the Young Star β Pictoris
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Coronal properties of planet-bearing stars
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Are debris disks self-stirred?
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Formation and evolution of planetary systems: the impact of high angular resolution optical techniques
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Imaging Young Planets From Ground and Space
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A scenario of planet erosion by coronal radiation
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Millimeter Imaging of the beta Pictoris Debris Disk: Evidence for a Planetesimal Belt
2010 WILNER D., ANDREWS S. & HUGHES A.
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First Results From VLT NACO Apodizing Phase Plate: 4-micron Images of the Exoplanet beta Pictoris b
2010 QUANZ S., MEYER M., KENWORTHY M., GIRARD J., KASPER M., LAGRANGE A.-N., APAI D., BOCCALETTI A., BONNEFOY M., CHAUVIN G., HINZ Ph. & LENZEN R.
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The Hill stability of the possible moons of extrasolar planets
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Gas emission from debris disks around A and F stars
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Direct Imaging of Exoplanets and Brown Dwarfs with the VLT: NACO Pupil-stabilised Lyot Coronagraphy at 4 µm
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VLT/NACO coronagraphic observations of fine structures in the disk of beta Pictoris
2009 BOCCALETTI A., AUGEREAU J.-F., BAUDOZ P., PANTIN E. & LAGRANGE A.-M.
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Is Beta Pic b the transiting planet of November 1981?
2009 LECAVELIER DES ETANGS A. & VIDAL-MADJAR A.
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Homogeneous comparison of planet candidates imaged directly until 2008
2009 SCHMIDT T., NEUHÄUSER R. & SEIFAHRT A.
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The LAOG-Planet Imaging Surveys
2009 CHAUVIN G., LAGRANGE A.-M., MOUILLET D., BEUZIT J.-L., BEUST H. et al. (15 additional authors)
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Constraining the orbit of the possible companion to $\beta$ Pictoris - New deep imaging observations
2009 LAGRANGE A.-M., KASPER M., BOCCALETTI A., CHAUVIN G., GRADATOUR D., FUSCO Th., EHRENREICH D., APAI D., MOUILLET D. & ROUAN D.
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Direct imaging of extrasolar planets: overview of ground and space programs
2009 BOCCALETTI A.
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Dust distribution in the β Pictoris circumstellar disks
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Evolution of Debris Disks
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A simple determination of some characteristics of the beta Pictoris system
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A probable giant planet imaged in the beta Pictoris disk. VLT/NACO Deep L-band imaging.
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Planets of beta Pictoris revisited
2007 FREISTETTER F., KRIKOV A. & LÖHNE T.
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A novel L-band imaging search for giant planets in the Tucana and $\beta$ Pictoris moving groups
2007 KASPER M., APAID., JANSON M. & BRANDNER W.
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The Dust and Gas Around beta Pictoris
2007 CHEN C., LI A., BOHAC C., KIM K., WATSON D., Van CLEVE J., HOUCK J., STAPELFELDT K., WERNER M., RIEKE G., SU K., MARENGO M., BACKMAN D., BEICHMAN C. & FAZIO G.
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Stabilization of the disk around beta Pictoris by extremely carbon-rich gas
2006 ROBERGE A., FELDMAN P., DELEUIL M. & BOURET J.-C.
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Mid-infrared images of bold beta Pictoris and the possible role of planetesimal collisions in the central disk.
2005 TELESCO C., FISHER R., WYATT M., DERMOTT S., KEHOE T., NOVOTNY S., MARIÑAS N., RADOMSKI J., PACKHAM C., DE BUIZER J.,5 & HAYWARD T.
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Upper limit on the gas density in the Beta-Pictoris system: On the effect of gas drag on the dust dynamics.
2005 THEBAULT Ph. & AUGEREAU J.-F.
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Extrasolar planets and brown dwarfs around A-F type stars III. Beta-Pictoris : looking for planets, finding pulsations
2005 GALLAND F., LAGRANGE A.-M., UDRY S., CHELLI A., PEPE F., BEUZIT J.-L. & MAYOR M.
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An early extrasolar planetary system revealed by planetesimal belts in bold beta Pictoris.
2004 OKAMOTO Y., KATAZA H., HONDA M., YAMASHITA T., ONAKA T., WATANABE J., MIYATA T., SAKO S., FUJIYOSHI T. & SAKON I.
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On the Stability of a Planetary System Embedded in the Beta Pictoris Debris Disk.
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2004 BRANDEKER A., LISEAU R., OLOFSSON G. & FRIDLUND M.
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The 1.2 Millimeter Image of the beta Pictoris Disk.
2003 LISEAU R., BRANDEKER A., FRIDLUND M., OLOFSSON G., TAKEUCHI T. & ARTYMOWICZ P.
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Close stellar encounters with planetesimal discs: The dynamics of asymmetry in the Beta Pictoris system.
2001 LARWOOD J. & KALAS P.
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1997 LAMERS H., LECAVELIER des ETANGS G. & VIDAL-MADJAR A.
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Perturbations of a Planet on the Beta Pictoris Circumstellar Dust Disk. 3. Time Scale of Collisional Destruction versus Resonance Time Scale
1996 LECAVELIER DES ETANGS A., SCHOLL, H., ROQUES F., SICARDY B. & VIDAL-MADJAR A., 1996
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Beta Pictoris: evidence of light variations
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β Pictoris: Evidence of Light Variations
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A circumstellar disk around Beta Pictoris
1984 SMITH B. & TERRILE R.
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