CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Sub-Neptune
61 Vir c
Orbits Host Star: 61 Vir
(Type G5 V)
· Distance: 27.700 Light-Years (8.503 pc)
Planetary Radius
4.460 R⊕
Planetary Mass
18.200 M⊕
Surface Gravity
0.91 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
566K (+293°C / +559°F)
Orbital Period
38.021 days
Discovery Year
2009 (Radial Velocity)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (566 K · +293°C / +559°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