The Proxima Cen system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 4.24 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.12 solar masses |
Radius | 0.14 solar radiae |
Temperature | 3050 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | - decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At less than 1.5 Earth masses, Proxima Cen b is a terrestrial planet, much like the terrestrial planets we find in our solar system, namely Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. Proxima Cen b orbits within the habitable zone of its parent star and could, potentially, be a habitable planet with stable bodies of liquid water on its surface, like Earth.
Mass | 1.270 Earth masses |
Density | 5.540 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 1.080 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0485 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.35 |
Orbital Period | 11.186 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | European Southern Observatory |
Discovery Telescope | Multiple Telescopes |
Discovery Instrument | Multiple Instruments |
Discovery Date | 2016-08 |
Reference | Anglada-Escudé et al. 2016 |