Exoplanet

RR Cae b

Orbiting RR Cae

Overview

RR Cae b is an exoplanet orbiting the star RR Cae, discovered in 2012 using the Eclipse Timing Variations method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

1334.89

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4343.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

21.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

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

1334.89

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Qian et al. 2012

Orbital Period

4343.500+36.50036.500days

Semi-Major Axis

5.3000+0.60000.6000au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

1334.89+127.13127.13

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

4.2000+0.40000.4000

Eccentricity

0.0000

Distance from Earth

21.2 pc (~69 ly)

Spectral Type

M

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

0.44 M☉

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

65.2734°, -48.6543°

Discovery Method

Eclipse Timing Variations

Discovery Year

2012

Data Sources

Source ID: RR Cae b

System Context

RR Cae b orbits RR Cae and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Eclipse Timing Variations method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 1,334.89 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 4,343.5 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 21.2 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as M, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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