CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Super-Earth
55 Cnc B b
Orbits Host Star: 55 Cnc B
(Type M4.5 V)
· Distance: 40.700 Light-Years (12.477 pc)
Planetary Radius
1.690 R⊕
Planetary Mass
3.500 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.23 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
395K (122°C)
Orbital Period
6.799 days
Discovery Year
2025 (Radial Velocity)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (395 K) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: Mauna Kea Observatory.
Other Worlds in the 55 Cnc B System (1)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS