The 81 Cet system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 330.27 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 2.4 solar masses |
Radius | 11 solar radiae |
Temperature | 4785 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.06 decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, 81 Cet b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 1684.400 Earth masses |
Density | 4.410 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 12.800 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 2.5 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.206 |
Orbital Period | 952.700 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | Okayama Astrophysical Observatory |
Discovery Telescope | 1.88 m Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | HIDES Echelle Spectrograph |
Discovery Date | 2008-12 |
Reference | Sato et al. 2008 |