When was the first exoplanet orbiting a Sun-like star discovered?

The first confirmed exoplanet orbiting a Sun-like star was announced on 6 October 1995. Astronomers Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz discovered 51 Pegasi b using the radial-velocity method at the Observatory of Geneva. The planet was unusual because it was a “hot Jupiter,” orbiting its star in just about 4.2 days. The discovery transformed exoplanet science and helped make the search for planets beyond the Solar System one of astronomy’s biggest fields.