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Loading contentA super-Earth orbiting very close to 55 Cancri, with a likely scorching, possibly molten surface.
exoplanet:55-cancri-eDataset membership
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How 55 Cancri e connects across Asteria Star — scientific, cultural, and astrological links are kept separate.
Yellow dwarf in Cancer, about 40.3 light-years from Earth.
The 55 Cnc system is a planetary system with 5 known planets in this catalogue.
Measuring the gravitational wobble a planet induces in its star.
The NASA Exoplanet Archive is the authoritative catalogue of confirmed exoplanets and their measured parameters.
Planets larger than Earth but smaller than the ice giants, roughly 1.6–2.4 Earth radii.
11 Com b is a gas giant orbiting 11 Com, discovered in 2007 by the radial velocity method.
11 UMi b is a gas giant orbiting 11 UMi, discovered in 2009 by the radial velocity method.
14 And b is a gas giant orbiting 14 And, discovered in 2008 by the radial velocity method.
14 Her b is a gas giant orbiting 14 Her, discovered in 2002 by the radial velocity method.
17 Sco b is a gas giant orbiting 17 Sco, discovered in 2020 by the radial velocity method.
18 Del b is a gas giant orbiting 18 Del, discovered in 2008 by the radial velocity method.
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