HD 285968

Planetary system · 30.9 light-years away · also HD 285968, HIP 21932

HD 285968 is 30.9 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this M2 V star; the first was found in 2008 by radial velocity (La Silla Observatory).

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Worth knowing

HD 285968 b goes round its star every 8.78 days, 10 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM2 V
Surface temperature3,703 K
Mass0.5 solar masses
Radius0.478214 solar radii
Luminosity0.02198 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude9.95
Ageabout 3.62 billion years
Distance from the Sun30.9 light-years (9.5 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 70.7354°, Dec 18.9534°
ConstellationTaurus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HD 285968 b8.78 days0.0660 AU2.83 R⊕ estimated8.4 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2008

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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