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Planets/Exoplanets/RR Cae b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

RR Cae b

Orbiting RR Cae

Discovered in 2012 using Eclipse Timing Variations. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,012
Method: Eclipse Timing Variations
Radius: 13 R⊕
Mass: 1,334.886 M⊕
Orbit: 4,343.5 days
Distance: 21.1916 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 4,343.5 days
Semi-major axis: 5.3 AU
Eccentricity: 0
Radius: 13 Earth radii
Mass: 1,334.886 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Msini
Density: 3.34 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 35.94 K
Insolation: 0.0003 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: RR Cae
Stars in system: 2
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: M
Stellar temperature: 3,904 K
Stellar radius: 0.193119 R☉
Stellar mass: 0.44 M☉
Stellar metallicity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar age: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 21.1916 parsecs
Right ascension: 04h21m05.61s
Declination: -48d39m15.34s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Eclipse Timing Variations
Discovery year: 2,012
Publication date: 2012-05
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Leoncito Astronomical Complex
Telescope: 2.15 m Jorge Sahade Telescope
Instrument: VersArray 1300B CCD Camera
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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