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HD 86226 c | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/HD 86226 c

Confirmed exoplanet · Super Earth

HD 86226 c

Orbiting HD 86226

Discovered in 2020 using Transit. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,020
Method: Transit
Radius: 2.16 R⊕
Mass: 7.25 M⊕
Orbit: 3.98442 days
Distance: 45.683 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 3.98442 days
Semi-major axis: 0.049 AU
Eccentricity: 0.075
Radius: 2.16 Earth radii
Mass: 7.25 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 3.97 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 1,311 K
Insolation: 647.901 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: HD 86226
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 2
Spectral type: G1 V
Stellar temperature: 5,863 K
Stellar radius: 1.053 R☉
Stellar mass: 1.019 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.018 dex
Stellar age: 4.6 Gyr
Distance: 45.683 parsecs
Right ascension: 09h56m29.64s
Declination: -24d05m57.07s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,020
Publication date: 2020-08
Discovery locale: Space
Facility: Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)
Telescope: 0.1 m TESS Telescope
Instrument: TESS CCD Array
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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