pegasid
See also: Pegasid
English
editEtymology 1
editLatin Pegasus (“mythical white winged stallion of Medusa and Poseidon”)
Noun
editpegasid (plural pegasids)
Etymology 2
editNamed for the first exosolar planet 51 Pegasi b that was discovered, in the constellation Pegasus.
Noun
editpegasid (plural pegasids)
- (planetology) An exosolar planet whose characteristics are similar to Jupiter, but which orbits its parent star much more closely and thus has higher temperatures.