Exoplanet Catalog
55 Cancri b
55 Cancri b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits a K-type star. Its mass is 0.8306 Jupiters, it takes 14.7 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.1134 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 1996.
PLANET TYPE
Gas Giant
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DISCOVERY DATE
1996
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MASS
0.8306 Jupiters
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PLANET RADIUS
1.24 x Jupiter
(estimate) |
ORBITAL RADIUS
0.1134 AU
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ORBITAL PERIOD
14.7 days
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ECCENTRICITY
0.0
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DETECTION METHOD
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