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cool red dwarf · M4.5V

55 Cnc B

55 Cnc B is a cool red dwarf 40.7 light-years from Earth, with a temperature of 3,286 K, 0.26 times the Sun's mass and an age of about 10 billion years. It has 2 known planets.

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Planets
2 
Distance
40.7 light-years12.5 pc
Star
3,286 K0.27 R☉

About this system

The innermost, 55 Cnc B b, circles it in 6.8 days; the outermost, 55 Cnc B c, in 33.7 days. One of them lies in the habitable zone: 55 Cnc B c.

Worlds of 55 Cnc B

NameTypeSizeA yearTemperature
55 Cnc B bSuper-Earth 1.7 × Earth6.8 days395 K
55 Cnc B cSub-Neptune 2.2 × Earth33.7 days230 K