Exoplanet

61 Vir c

Orbiting 61 Vir

Overview

61 Vir c is an exoplanet orbiting the star 61 Vir, discovered in 2009 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

18.20

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

38.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

8.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

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

18.20

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Vogt et al. 2010

Orbital Period

38.021+0.0340.034days

Semi-Major Axis

0.2175+0.00010.0001au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

18.20+1.101.10

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

0.0570+0.00300.0030

Eccentricity

0.1400+0.06000.0600

Argument of Periastron

341.0+38.038.0deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

3.62+0.230.23m/s

Distance from Earth

8.5 pc (~28 ly)

Spectral Type

G5 V

Temperature

5577 K

Mass (Solar)

0.94 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.96 R☉

Luminosity

-0.10 log L☉

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

199.5965°, -18.3158°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2009

Data Sources

Source ID: 61 Vir c

System Context

61 Vir c orbits 61 Vir and was reported in 2009 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 18.2 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 38.02 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 8.5 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G5 V, and 3 known planets in the system.

Host star

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