Terrestrial planet · YZ Cet
YZ Cet c
ExoplanetsDiscovered 2017
Scientific overview
YZ Cet c is a terrestrial planet orbiting YZ Cet, completing an orbit every 3 days, about 12 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2017 using the radial velocity method.
Host star
Planetary system — YZ Cet system
View the YZ Cet system (3 known planets).
Discovery and detection
Knowledge connections
- OrbitsYZ Cet
- Member of systemYZ Cet system
- Discovered by methodRadial Velocity Method
- Discovered atLa Silla Observatory
- Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive