Exoplanet

bet Cnc b

Orbiting bet Cnc

Overview

bet Cnc b is an exoplanet orbiting the star bet Cnc, discovered in 2014 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Orbital Period

605.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

89.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Mass (Earth masses)

Unknown

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Orbital Period

605.20 days

Distance from Earth

89.0 pc (~290 ly)

Spectral Type

K4 III

Temperature

4092 K

Mass (Solar)

1.70 M☉

Radius (Solar)

47.20 R☉

Luminosity

2.90 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

124.1286°, 9.1853°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: bet Cnc b

System Context

bet Cnc b orbits bet Cnc and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list an orbital period of 605.2 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 89 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K4 III, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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