Who they are
Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz reported the evidence for a Jupiter-mass companion to the Sun-like star 51 Pegasi in 1995. They interpreted periodic changes in the star’s radial velocity as a short-period planetary orbit. Their paper is part of the transition from speculating about other planetary systems to measuring them.
His connection is a landmark observational contribution to the search for planets beyond the Solar System.
Selected contributions
- Coauthored the 1995 51 Pegasi companion paper with Didier Queloz.Source ↗
Selected works
Academic paper · 1995 · Peer-reviewed article
A Jupiter-mass companion to a solar-type star
Mayor and Queloz interpret regular changes in 51 Pegasi’s radial velocity as evidence for a Jupiter-mass companion. The paper helped establish planets around Sun-like stars as an observational research field.
Reading scope & citation
Reused prior inspected evidence: Relevant supporting passages inspected; not a blanket claim of cover-to-cover review
In the timeline
Biography sources & portrait credit
- A Jupiter-mass companion to a solar-type star ↗Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz / Nature; university copy
Portrait credit
L. Weinstein/Ciel et Espace Photos. CC BY 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.
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