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55 Cnc e

Orbiting 55 Cnc, discovered in 2004 (7509) by McDonald Observatory via the Radial Velocity method.

Planet

Radius1.88 R⊕
Mass7.99 M⊕
Orbital period0.74 Earth days (~0.0 Earth years)
Orbital eccentricity0.050
Equilibrium temperatureUnknown

Host star — 55 Cnc

Temperature5172 K (4899 °C)
Radius0.94 R☉
Mass0.91 M☉

Location

Distance from Earth12.6 pc (~41 light-years)
Right ascension / Declination133.1468 / 28.3298

Last refreshed 2026-09-13 from NASA's Exoplanet Archive.