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55 Cancri e

(55 Cnc e)
(super-Earth orbiting a Sun-like star)

55 Cancri e (55 Cnc e) is a super-Earth of about 8 Earth masses, orbiting a K-type star, but close to the star with an orbital period of about 18 hours (but was initially thought to have a period of 2.8 days). Its determined density is based on estimates of the host star's mass and radius along with data from observed transits and the star's radial velocity, yielding a radius of roughly 2 Earth radii and a density slightly (5%-10%) more than Earth's. Given its proximity to he star, the temperature of the star-facing side has been calculated to be more than 3000 K. Characteristics:


(exoplanet,transits,RV method,super-Earth)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/55_Cancri_e
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/55_Cancri
https://mcdonaldobservatory.org/news/releases/2004/0831.html
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=55+Cancri+e
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=55+Cancri
https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/exoplanet-catalog/7005/55-cancri-e/
http://exoplanet.eu/catalog/55_cnc_e/
https://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/overview/HD%2075732e#planet_55-Cnc-e_collapsible
RedshiftParsecs
/Distance
Lightyears
/Lookback Years
  
~012.6pc41.1ly55 Cancri e
Coordinates:55 Cnc e
J085235.8111+281950.955

Referenced by pages:
equilibrium temperature (Teq)
Flamsteed designation
stellar designation

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