75 Cet

Planetary system · 270.6 light-years away · also HD 15779, HIP 11791

75 Cet is 271 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this G3 III star; the first was found in 2012 by radial velocity (Okayama Astrophysical Observatory).

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Worth knowing

75 Cet c takes 5.6 years to go round its star once.

75 Cet is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only 75 Cet and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeG3 III
Surface temperature4,809 K
Mass1.92 solar masses
Radius10.38 solar radii
Luminosity51.82 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude5.3532
Distance from the Sun270.6 light-years (83.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 38.0392°, Dec -1.0350°
ConstellationCetus

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
75 Cet b696.6 days1.912 AU13.3 R⊕ estimated787.9 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2012
75 Cet c5.6 years3.929 AU13.9 R⊕ estimated289.86 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2023

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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