Ross 458 is a star with 0.56 times the mass of the Sun, and 0.56 times its radius. It is located 37.54 light years away from the solar system.
Ross 458 is known to have 1 exoplanets in orbit around it.
Ross 458 c was discovered by the Las Campanas Observatory observatory, in 2010-12, using the imaging method. Its semi-major axis is 1100.00 astronomical units, as compared to Earth's which is 1 astronomical unit. The mass of Ross 458 c is 1908.000 times the mass of Earth. The radius of Ross 458 c is 14.011 that of Earth. At more than 50 Earth masses, Ross 458 c is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn in our solar system.