Exoplanet HD 15906 c

Exoplanet HD 15906 c orbits star HD 15906 that lies 149 light years away from the Sun. It has about 250px of Earth radius and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.

HD 15906 c

Exoplanet, sub-neptune

Star: HD 15906

Distance from the star: 0.141 AU

Orbit around star: 21.58329 days

Eccentricity: 0.04

Basic characteristic

Size: 2.93 R Earth | 0.3 R Jupiter

Temperature: 532 K | 259 °C

Year of discovery: 2023 (transit)

Other designations of this exoplanet
TOI 461 c, TIC 4646810 c, TYC 5282-297-1 c, 2MASS J02330530-1021062 c

Comparison

When comparing to the Solar system planets, HD 15906 c orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.

	Mercury	Venus	Earth	Mars	Jupiter	Saturn	Uranus	Neptune
Size	7.65	3.08	2.93	5.53	0.26	0.32	0.73	0.77
Distance	0.36	0.2	0.14	0.09	0.03	0.01	0.01	0
Temperature	1.21	0.72	1.85	2.56	3.26	4	6.82	7.39

HD 15906 system structure

Exoplanet HD 15906 c orbits star HD 15906, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.

HD 15906
	HD 15906 b	0.09 AU	2.2 R⊕	10.9 days
	HD 15906 c	0.14 AU	2.9 R⊕	21.6 days

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