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rho CrB c | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/rho CrB c

Confirmed exoplanet · Neptune Like

rho CrB c

Orbiting rho CrB

Discovered in 2016 using Radial Velocity. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,016
Method: Radial Velocity
Radius: 5.68 R⊕
Mass: 27.442 M⊕
Orbit: 102.036 days
Distance: 17.4671 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 102.036 days
Semi-major axis: 0.4206 AU
Eccentricity: 0.048
Radius: 5.68 Earth radii
Mass: 27.442 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Msini
Density: 0.823 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 448.1 K
Insolation: 9.85 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: rho CrB
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 3
Spectral type: G0
Stellar temperature: 5,817 K
Stellar radius: 1.3617 R☉
Stellar mass: 1 M☉
Stellar metallicity: -0.2 dex
Stellar age: 10.2 Gyr
Distance: 17.4671 parsecs
Right ascension: 16h01m02.42s
Declination: +33d18m00.67s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Radial Velocity
Discovery year: 2,016
Publication date: 2016-10
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Multiple Observatories
Telescope: Multiple Telescopes
Instrument: Multiple Instruments
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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