Exoplanet

Ross 458 c

Orbiting Ross 458

Overview

Ross 458 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Ross 458, discovered in 2010 using the Imaging method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

14.01

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

1906.98

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Distance

11.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

14.01

Mass (Earth masses)

1906.98

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Burgasser et al. 2010

Semi-Major Axis

>1100au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

1906.98

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

6.0000

Distance from Earth

11.5 pc (~38 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

195.1912°, 12.3756°

Discovery Method

Imaging

Discovery Year

2010

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Ross 458 c

System Context

Ross 458 c orbits Ross 458 and was reported in 2010 and was detected with the Imaging method.

Published measurements list a radius of 14.01 Earth radii and a mass of 1,906.98 Earth masses.

Catalog data places the system at about 11.5 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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