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yellow, Sun-like star · G8V

55 Cnc

55 Cnc is a yellow, Sun-like star 41 light-years from Earth, with a temperature of 5,198 K, 1 times the Sun's mass and an age of about 10 billion years. It has 5 known planets.

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Planets
5 
Distance
41 light-years12.6 pc
Star
5,198 K0.98 R☉

About this system

The innermost, 55 Cnc e, circles it in 17.7 hours; the outermost, 55 Cnc d, in 13.1 years. One of them lies in the habitable zone: 55 Cnc f.

Worlds of 55 Cnc

NameTypeSizeA yearTemperature
55 Cnc eSuper-Earth 1.9 × Earth17.7 hours1,958 K
55 Cnc bGas giant 1.2 × Jupiter14.7 days700 K
55 Cnc cNeptune-like 0.76 × Jupiter44.4 days499 K
55 Cnc fNeptune-like 0.68 × Jupiter261 days277 K
55 Cnc dGas giant 1.2 × Jupiter13.1 years105 K