Cold sub-Neptune planet discovered orbiting nearby star HD 88986

22. 11. 2023 (accepted)

Cold sub-Neptune planet discovered orbiting nearby star HD 88986

Star system: HD 88986 | Distance from the Sun: 109 light years

HD 88986 b has the longest orbital period among known transiting planets with known mass and less than 4 Earth radii.

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The SOPHIE search for northern extrasolar planets-XIX. A system including a cold sub-Neptune potentially transiting a V = 6.5 star HD88986 external link

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HD 88986

G2IV, Subgiant

mass: 1.25 M☉

radius: 3 R☉

distance: 109 ly

stars in the system: 1

exoplanets: 1

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