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HR 8799 e

Host star HR 8799 • 11.60 R⊕ • 1.94e4 d orbit

Records

4

archive rows

Discovery

Imaging

Radius

11.60 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

3178.3 M⊕

median non-null value

HR 8799

1225 K equilibrium

Quick Summary

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Host Star

HR 8799

Discovery

Imaging

Year

2010

Period

Radius

10.09 Rearth

Mass

Eq. Temp

1300 K

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 11.60 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

HR 8799 e

11.60 R⊕

Jupiter

11.2 R⊕ reference

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

4

Refs

4

Methods

1

Discoverystable

4 values • 1 distinct

Facilitystable

4 values • 1 distinct

Perioddisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

Radiusdisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

Massstable

1 values • 1 distinct

Eq. Tempdisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2010ImagingW. M. Keck Observatory10 m Keck II Telescope10.09 Rearth1300 KBonnefoy et al. 2016
2010ImagingW. M. Keck Observatory10 m Keck II Telescope2.08e4 dayZurlo et al. 2016
2010ImagingW. M. Keck Observatory10 m Keck II Telescope13.11 Rearth3178.3 Mearth1150 KGravity Collaboration et al. 2019
2010ImagingW. M. Keck Observatory10 m Keck II Telescope18000 dayMarois et al. 2010