Exoplanet

HR 8799 c

Orbiting HR 8799

Overview

HR 8799 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star HR 8799, discovered in 2008 using the Imaging method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

13.00

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

3000.00

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

69000.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

41.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

13.00

Mass (Earth masses)

3000.00

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Orbital Period

69000.00 days

Distance from Earth

41.2 pc (~135 ly)

Spectral Type

A5 V

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

1.50 M☉

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

0.69 log L☉

Planets in System

4

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

346.8701°, 21.1340°

Discovery Method

Imaging

Discovery Year

2008

Data Sources

Source ID: HR 8799 c

System Context

HR 8799 c orbits HR 8799 and was reported in 2008 and was detected with the Imaging method.

Published measurements list a radius of 13 Earth radii, a mass of 3,000 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 69,000 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 41.2 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as A5 V, and 4 known planets in the system.

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