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Mini-Neptune · AU Mic

AU Mic b

ExoplanetsDiscovered 2020

Scientific overview

AU Mic b is a mini-neptune orbiting AU Mic, completing an orbit every 8 days, about 32 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2020 using the transit method.

Host star

Host star
AU Mic
Spectral type
M1 V
Temperature
3,540 K
Mass
0.635 M☉

Planetary system — AU Mic system

View the AU Mic system (4 known planets).

PlanetRadius (R⊕)Period (d)
AU Mic bTransit · 20204.798.4634
AU Mic dTransit Timing Variations · 20231.0212.736
AU Mic cTransit · 20212.7918.859
AU Mic eRadial Velocity · 20254.8733.11

Discovery and detection

Detection method
Transit Method
Discovery year
2020
Discovered at
TESS

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