Super-Earth · 55 Cnc
55 Cnc e
ExoplanetsDiscovered 2004
Scientific overview
55 Cnc e is a super-earth orbiting 55 Cnc, completing an orbit every 0.7365 days, about 41 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2004 using the radial velocity method.
Host star
Planetary system — 55 Cnc system
View the 55 Cnc system (5 known planets).
Discovery and detection
Detection method
Radial Velocity Method
Discovery year
2004
Knowledge connections
- Child ofCopernicus
- OrbitsCopernicus
- Member of system55 Cnc system
- Discovered by methodRadial Velocity Method
- Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive
- Similar toSuper-Earth