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2020
Discovered
7.3
Earth Masses
2.16
Earth Radii
1311
Temperature (K)
Discovery Information
Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,020
Discovery FacilityTransiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)
Orbital Properties
Orbital Period3.9844 days
Semi-Major Axis0.049 AU
Eccentricity0.075
Inclination86.45 deg
Physical Properties
Mass (Jupiter)0.0228 MJ
Mass (Earth)7.25 M⊕
Radius (Jupiter)0.1927 RJ
Radius (Earth)2.16 R⊕
Density3.97 g/cm3
Eq. Temperature1,311 K
Planetary Extremes
Where HD 86226 c sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.
Mass7.3 M⊕
FeatherweightColossus
Radius2.16 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Temperature1311 K
FrozenInferno
Year Length4.0 days
LightningGlacial
Density3.97 g/cm³
FluffyIron-dense
Star Distance0.049 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
Star System View
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Size Comparison
2.16x Earth's radius (0.19x Jupiter)
Orbit Comparison
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)HD 86226 c: 4.0 Earth days (0.049 AU)
Host Star: HD 86226
Spectral TypeG1 V
Effective Temperature5,863 K
Mass1.019 M☉
Radius1.053 R☉
Size vs Sun1.05x larger
Luminosity1.18 L☉
Luminosity vs Sun1.180x brighter
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.018
Distance (pc)45.683 pc
Distance (ly)149.0 light-years
Other Planets in the HD 86226 System
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108.8 kg
Your weight (from 70 kg)
1.55g
Heavy
Every step takes effort. Climbing stairs is exhausting.
4.0 Earth days
Year length
Yellow sunrise
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