DMPP-2 c
Astrophysical Synthesis & Habitability Characterization
DMPP-2 c is a confirmed gas giant exoplanet orbiting the star DMPP-2, located approximately 449.9 light-years (137.94 parsecs) from the Solar System. First announced in 2026 by Multiple Observatories using the Radial Velocity detection technique (measuring periodic Doppler reflex motion in the host star's spectrum), this world measures 8.26 Earth radii (0.74 Jupiter radii) and has a measured mass of 51.79 Earth masses (0.16 Jupiter masses). Combining its mass and radius yields a mean bulk density of 0.51 g/cm³ (a low bulk density dominated by an extended hydrogen-helium gaseous envelope), a surface gravity of 0.76 g⊕ (7.45 m/s²), and an escape velocity of 28 km/s.
In its orbital architecture around DMPP-2, DMPP-2 c completes one full revolution every 3.168 Earth days at a semi-major axis of 0.04789 AU (an ultra-close orbit less than one-seventh of Mercury's 0.387 AU distance from the Sun, where strong stellar tidal forces typically induce synchronous rotation). Its mean orbital velocity is approximately 164.5 km/s (compared to Earth's 29.8 km/s). The planet follows a highly eccentric trajectory (e = 0.28, swinging from 0.0345 AU at periapsis out to 0.0613 AU at apoapsis), pointing to past dynamical scattering or secular gravitational perturbations.
⚠️ Thermal Regime (Irradiated / Hot Zone): At an equilibrium temperature of 1911 K (+1638°C / +2980°F) and receiving 553.75 S⊕ (~753,654 W/m²), DMPP-2 c orbits interior to the runaway greenhouse boundary where surface liquid water cannot persist.
The host star DMPP-2 is classified as a warm F-type star of spectral type F5 V with an effective photospheric temperature of 6,500 K, a radius of 1.78 R☉, a mass of 1.41 M☉, an estimated bolometric luminosity of 5.074 L☉. Stellar evolution modeling indicates an estimated stellar age of 2 Gyr. From Earth, DMPP-2 shines at apparent V-band magnitude 8.57 (accessible to binoculars and small amateur telescopes) in the Southern celestial hemisphere. The DMPP-2 system is a multi-planet architecture hosting 3 confirmed worlds, with DMPP-2 c sharing its stellar neighborhood alongside DMPP-2 b, DMPP-2 d.
Methodology: Computed using the Schulze-Makuch et al. (2011) weighted metric comparing physical interior (radius, estimated density) and surface thermal regime (escape velocity, equilibrium temperature).
Discovery Facility: Multiple Observatories · Catalogue Source: NASA Exoplanet Archive (IPAC / Caltech).
☀️ Host Star Telemetry
| Host Star Name | DMPP-2 |
| Spectral Type | F5 V |
| Effective Temp (Teff) | 6,500 K |
| Stellar Radius | 1.7800 R☉ |
| Stellar Mass | 1.4100 M☉ |
| Bolometric Luminosity | 5.074 L☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | — |
| Stellar Age | 2.000 Gyr |
| Apparent Magnitude | V: 8.570 · G: 8.458 |
| System Architecture | 1 Star, 3 Planets |
🪐 Orbital & Physical Dynamics
| Semi-Major Axis (a) | 0.047890 AU |
| Orbital Period | 3.168 days |
| Mean Orbital Velocity | 164.5 km/s |
| Orbital Eccentricity (e) | 0.28000 |
| Orbital Inclination (i) | — |
| Mean Bulk Density | 0.51 g/cm³ (28 km/s vesc) |
| Insolation Flux | 553.7504 S⊕ (~753,654 W/m²) |
| Habitable Zone Status | Exterior / Non-HZ |
| Celestial Distance | 449.900 LY (137.940 pc) |