The HD 140901 system contains 2 exoplanets. It is located 49.75 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.99 solar masses |
Radius | 0.95 solar radiae |
Temperature | 5610 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.086 decimal exponent |
Age | 4.16 billion years |
At more than 10 Earth masses, HD 140901 b is an ice giant, a planet that is made up mostly of volatiles like water, amonia and methane, and enveloped by a dense hydrogen and helium atmosphere, much like Uranus and Neptune.
Mass | 14.648 Earth masses |
Density | 1.330 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 3.930 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.084501 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.472252 |
Orbital Period | 9.024 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | Multiple Observatories |
Discovery Telescope | Multiple Telescopes |
Discovery Instrument | Multiple Instruments |
Discovery Date | 2022-09 |
Reference | Feng et al. 2022 |
At more than 50 Earth masses, HD 140901 c is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 1685.330 Earth masses |
Density | 4.420 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 12.800 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 7.343138 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.607482 |
Orbital Period | 7417.505 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | Multiple Observatories |
Discovery Telescope | Multiple Telescopes |
Discovery Instrument | Multiple Instruments |
Discovery Date | 2022-09 |
Reference | Feng et al. 2022 |