CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Super-Earth
55 Cnc e
Orbits Host Star: 55 Cnc
(Type G8 V)
· Distance: 41.000 Light-Years (12.586 pc)
Planetary Radius
1.875 R⊕
Planetary Mass
7.990 M⊕
Surface Gravity
2.27 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
1958K (+1685°C / +3065°F)
Orbital Period
0.737 days
Discovery Year
2004 (Radial Velocity)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (1958 K · +1685°C / +3065°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: McDonald Observatory.
Other Worlds in the 55 Cnc System (4)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS