Exoplanet

HD 20794 b

Orbiting HD 20794

Overview

HD 20794 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 20794, discovered in 2011 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

2.15

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

18.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

6.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

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

2.15

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Nari et al. 2025

Orbital Period

18.314+0.0020.002days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1257+0.00050.0005au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

2.15+0.170.17

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

0.0068+0.00050.0005

Eccentricity

0.0640+0.06500.0460

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

0.61+0.050.05m/s

Distance from Earth

6.0 pc (~20 ly)

Spectral Type

G6 V

Temperature

5368 K

Mass (Solar)

0.79 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.93 R☉

Luminosity

-0.16 log L☉

Planets in System

4

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

49.9998°, -43.0667°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2011

Data Sources

Source ID: HD 20794 b

System Context

HD 20794 b orbits HD 20794 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 2.15 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 18.31 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 6 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G6 V, and 4 known planets in the system.

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