61 Vir b · Asteria Star

Scientific overview

61 Vir b is a super-earth orbiting 61 Vir, completing an orbit every 4 days, about 28 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2009 using the radial velocity method.

Host star

61 Virginis

Spectral type

G5 V

Temperature

5,577 K

Mass

0.942 M☉

Planetary system — 61 Vir system

View the 61 Vir system (3 known planets).

Planet	Class	Radius (R⊕)	Period (d)	Distance (ly)
61 Vir bRadial Velocity · 2009	Super-Earth	2.11	4.215	28
61 Vir cRadial Velocity · 2009	Mini-Neptune	4.46	38.021	28
61 Vir dRadial Velocity · 2009	Mini-Neptune	5.11	123	28

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Radial Velocity Method

Discovery year

2009

Knowledge connections

Orbits61 Virginis
Member of system61 Vir system
Discovered by methodRadial Velocity Method
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

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