The HD 216520 system contains 2 exoplanets. It is located 63.77 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.82 solar masses |
Radius | 0.76 solar radiae |
Temperature | 5103 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.16 decimal exponent |
Age | 6 billion years |
At more than 10 Earth masses, HD 216520 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 | 10.260 Earth masses |
Density | 1.750 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 3.180 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.198 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.09 |
Orbital Period | 35.450 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | Multiple Observatories |
Discovery Telescope | Multiple Telescopes |
Discovery Instrument | Multiple Instruments |
Discovery Date | 2021-01 |
Reference | Burt et al. 2021 |
At more than 10 Earth masses, HD 216520 c 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 | 9.440 Earth masses |
Density | 1.860 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 3.030 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.528 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.12 |
Orbital Period | 154.430 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | Multiple Observatories |
Discovery Telescope | Multiple Telescopes |
Discovery Instrument | Multiple Instruments |
Discovery Date | 2021-01 |
Reference | Burt et al. 2021 |