CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Sub-Neptune
61 Vir b
Orbits Host Star: 61 Vir
(Type G5 V)
· Distance: 27.700 Light-Years (8.503 pc)
Planetary Radius
2.110 R⊕
Planetary Mass
5.100 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.15 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
1178K (+905°C / +1661°F)
Orbital Period
4.215 days
Discovery Year
2009 (Radial Velocity)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (1178 K · +905°C / +1661°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: Multiple Observatories.
Other Worlds in the 61 Vir System (2)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS