Gamma Cephei Ab

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System: Gamma Cephei
Type: Gas giant

As a planet in a binary star system, Gamma Cephei Ab has spectacular double sunsets. Two suns shine in the day, and the rare nights occur only when both stars have set below the horizon.

Orbital parameters

Gamma Cephei Ab moves in an elliptical orbit with a semimajor axis of 2.044 AU which takes almost two and a half years to complete. The eccentricity is 0.115, which means it moves between 1.81 and 2.28 AUs in orbital distance around Gamma Cephei A.