Exoplanet

pi Men c

Orbiting HD 39091

Overview

pi Men c is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 39091, discovered in 2018 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.02

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

5.04

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

6.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

18.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.02

Mass (Earth masses)

5.04

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Kunovac Hodžić et al. 2021

Orbital Period

6.268+0.0000.000days

Eccentricity

0.0000

Argument of Periastron

0.0deg

Distance from Earth

18.3 pc (~60 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5998 K

Mass (Solar)

1.07 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.17 R☉

Luminosity

0.16 log L☉

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

84.2993°, -80.4646°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2018

Data Sources

Source ID: pi Men c

System Context

pi Men c orbits HD 39091 and was reported in 2018 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.02 Earth radii, a mass of 5.04 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 6.27 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 18.3 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

Host star

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