CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Gas Giant
55 Cnc b
Orbits Host Star: 55 Cnc
(Type G8 V)
· Distance: 41.000 Light-Years (12.586 pc)
Planetary Radius
13.900 R⊕
Planetary Mass
263.979 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.37 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
700K (+427°C / +801°F)
Orbital Period
14.652 days
Discovery Year
1996 (Radial Velocity)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (700 K · +427°C / +801°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: Lick Observatory.
Other Worlds in the 55 Cnc System (4)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS