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Name[]
- 55 Cancri e
- Also called, 55 Cnc e[1]
Discovery date[]
Discoverer[]
- McArthur[2]
Orbiting[]
Characteristics[]
- Mass = 8.581 Earth mass[1]
- Radius = 2.12Earth radius[1]
- Density = 10.9 +/- 3.1 g/cm3[3]
- Semi-major axis = 0.016 AU[1]
- Eccentricity = 0.057[1]
- Orbital period = 0.7 Earth days[1]
About the exoplanet[]
- It orbits very close from its star.[2]
- Likely composed of a rock/iron making 55 Cancri e a hot terrestrial planet.[3]