RR Cae

Planetary system · 69.1 light-years away

RR Cae is 69.1 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this M star; the first was found in 2012 by eclipse timing variations (Leoncito Astronomical Complex).

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Worth knowing

RR Cae b takes 11.9 years to go round its star once.

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

The star

Spectral typeM
Surface temperature3,904 K
Mass0.44 solar masses
Radius0.193119 solar radii
Luminosity0.007805 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude14.379
Distance from the Sun69.1 light-years (21.2 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 65.2734°, Dec -48.6543°
ConstellationCaelum

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
RR Cae b disputed11.9 years5.300 AU13 R⊕ estimated1334.9 M⊕ minimumEclipse Timing Variations, 2012

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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