The HD 42618 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 79.37 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.01 solar masses |
Radius | 1 solar radiae |
Temperature | 5727 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.09 decimal exponent |
Age | 3.72 billion years |
At more than 10 Earth masses, HD 42618 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 | 14.400 Earth masses |
Density | 1.340 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 3.890 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.554 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.19 |
Orbital Period | 149.610 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | Multiple Observatories |
Discovery Telescope | Multiple Telescopes |
Discovery Instrument | Multiple Instruments |
Discovery Date | 2016-10 |
Reference | Fulton et al. 2016 |