HD 211970

Planetary system · 42.8 light-years away · also HD 211970, HIP 110443

HD 211970 is 42.8 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this K7 V star; the first was found in 2019 by radial velocity (Las Campanas Observatory).

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HD 211970 b goes round its star every 25.2 days, 3 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK7 V
Surface temperature4,127 K
Mass0.61 solar masses
Radius0.574175 solar radii
Luminosity0.08614 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.24
Distance from the Sun42.8 light-years (13.1 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 335.5662°, Dec -54.5596°
ConstellationGrus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HD 211970 b25.2 days0.143 AU3.66 R⊕ estimated13 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2019

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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