HD 60532 c · Asteria Star

Scientific overview

HD 60532 c is a gas giant orbiting HD 60532, completing an orbit every 600 days, about 85 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2008 using the radial velocity method.

Host star

HR 2906

Spectral type

F6 IV

Temperature

6,245 K

Mass

1.5 M☉

Planetary system — HD 60532 system

View the HD 60532 system (2 known planets).

Planet	Class	Radius (R⊕)	Period (d)	Distance (ly)
HD 60532 bRadial Velocity · 2008	Gas giant	13.8	202	85
HD 60532 cRadial Velocity · 2008	Gas giant	13.3	600	85

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Radial Velocity Method

Discovery year

2008

Discovered at

La Silla Observatory

Knowledge connections

OrbitsHR 2906
Member of systemHD 60532 system
Discovered by methodRadial Velocity Method
Discovered atLa Silla Observatory
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

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