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HD 69830 c | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/HD 69830 c

Confirmed exoplanet · Neptune Like

HD 69830 c

Orbiting HD 69830

Discovered in 2006 using Radial Velocity. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

Generic neptune like catalog artwork; not a direct image of HD 69830 c — Generic category artwork—not a direct imageApex Andromeda catalog artwork

Discovery: 2,006
Method: Radial Velocity
Radius: 3.46 R⊕
Mass: 11.8 M⊕
Orbit: 31.56 days
Distance: 12.5591 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 31.56 days
Semi-major axis: 0.186 AU
Eccentricity: 0.13
Radius: 3.46 Earth radii
Mass: 11.8 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Msini
Density: 1.57 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 567.04 K
Insolation: 17.417 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: HD 69830
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 3
Spectral type: K0V
Stellar temperature: 5,385 K
Stellar radius: 0.886947 R☉
Stellar mass: 0.86 M☉
Stellar metallicity: -0.05 dex
Stellar age: 7 Gyr
Distance: 12.5591 parsecs
Right ascension: 08h18m24.24s
Declination: -12d38m11.13s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Radial Velocity
Discovery year: 2,006
Publication date: 2006-05
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: La Silla Observatory
Telescope: 3.6 m ESO Telescope
Instrument: HARPS Spectrograph
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

Visual archive

Gallery

One image from HD 69830 c.

Generic neptune like catalog artwork; not a direct image of HD 69830 c — Apex Andromeda catalog artwork