Exoplanet

HD 40307 c

Orbiting HD 40307

Overview

HD 40307 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 40307, discovered in 2009 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

6.60

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

9.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

12.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

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

6.60

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Tuomi et al. 2013

Orbital Period

9.618+0.0050.005days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0799+0.00400.0040au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

6.60+1.101.00

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

0.0208+0.00350.0031

Eccentricity

0.0600+0.11000.0600

Argument of Periastron

234.9deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

2.45+0.300.28m/s

Distance from Earth

12.9 pc (~42 ly)

Spectral Type

K2.5 V

Temperature

4956 K

Mass (Solar)

0.77 M☉

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

-0.64 log L☉

Planets in System

5

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

88.5172°, -60.0237°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2009

Data Sources

Source ID: HD 40307 c

System Context

HD 40307 c orbits HD 40307 and was reported in 2009 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 6.6 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 9.62 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 12.9 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K2.5 V, and 5 known planets in the system.

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