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Gas giant · HR 8799

HR 8799 c

ExoplanetsDiscovered 2008

Scientific overview

HR 8799 c is a gas giant orbiting HR 8799, completing an orbit every 69000 days, about 135 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2008 using the direct imaging.

Host star

Host star
HR 8799
Spectral type
A5 V
Temperature
7,205 K
Mass
1.5 M☉

Planetary system — HR 8799 system

View the HR 8799 system (4 known planets).

PlanetRadius (R⊕)Period (d)
HR 8799 eImaging · 201013.1120816
HR 8799 dImaging · 20081337000
HR 8799 cImaging · 20081369000
HR 8799 bImaging · 200813170000

Discovery and detection

Detection method
Direct Imaging
Discovery year
2008
Discovered at
Gemini Observatory

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