Exoplanet

HD 5278 c

Orbiting HD 5278

Overview

HD 5278 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 5278, discovered in 2021 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

18.40

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

40.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

57.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

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

18.40

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Sozzetti et al. 2021

Orbital Period

40.870+0.1800.170days

Semi-Major Axis

0.2416+0.00270.0027au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

18.40+1.801.90

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

0.0579+0.00570.0060

Eccentricity

0.0700+0.08000.0400

Argument of Periastron

8.0+120.0120.0deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

3.17+0.340.32m/s

Distance from Earth

57.6 pc (~188 ly)

Spectral Type

F V

Temperature

6203 K

Mass (Solar)

1.13 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.19 R☉

Luminosity

0.28 log L☉

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

12.5468°, -83.7438°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2021

Data Sources

Source ID: HD 5278 c

System Context

HD 5278 c orbits HD 5278 and was reported in 2021 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 18.4 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 40.87 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 57.6 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as F V, and 2 known planets in the system.

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