Mini-Neptune · 61 Vir
61 Vir c
ExoplanetsDiscovered 2009
Scientific overview
61 Vir c is a mini-neptune orbiting 61 Vir, completing an orbit every 38 days, about 28 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2009 using the radial velocity method.
Host star
Planetary system — 61 Vir system
View the 61 Vir system (3 known planets).
Discovery and detection
Detection method
Radial Velocity Method
Discovery year
2009
Knowledge connections
- Orbits61 Virginis
- Member of system61 Vir system
- Discovered by methodRadial Velocity Method
- Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive