Exoplanet

55 Cnc c

Orbiting 55 Cnc

Overview

55 Cnc c is an exoplanet orbiting the star 55 Cnc, discovered in 2004 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

56.60

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

44.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

12.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)

56.60

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Moutou et al. 2026

Orbital Period

44.394+0.0020.002days

Semi-Major Axis

0.2470+0.00400.0040au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

56.60+2.202.20

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

0.1781+0.00690.0069

Eccentricity

0.0880+0.23000.2300

Argument of Periastron

31.0+14.014.0deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

10.17+0.220.22m/s

Distance from Earth

12.6 pc (~41 ly)

Spectral Type

G8 V

Temperature

5198 K

Mass (Solar)

1.01 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.98 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

7

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

133.1468°, 28.3298°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2004

Data Sources

Source ID: 55 Cnc c

System Context

55 Cnc c orbits 55 Cnc and was reported in 2004 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 56.6 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 44.39 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 12.6 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G8 V, and 7 known planets in the system.

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