HD 48948 d · Asteria Star

Scientific overview

HD 48948 d is a mini-neptune orbiting HD 48948, completing an orbit every 152 days, about 55 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2024 using the radial velocity method.

Host star

HD 48948

Spectral type

K3 V

Temperature

4,593 K

Mass

0.686 M☉

Planetary system — HD 48948 system

View the HD 48948 system (3 known planets).

Planet	Class	Radius (R⊕)	Period (d)	Distance (ly)
HD 48948 bRadial Velocity · 2024	Super-Earth	2.06	7.3401	55
HD 48948 cRadial Velocity · 2024	Mini-Neptune	2.6	38.06	55
HD 48948 dRadial Velocity · 2024	Mini-Neptune	3.24	152	55

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Radial Velocity Method

Discovery year

2024

Discovered at

Roque de los Muchachos Observatory

Knowledge connections

OrbitsHD 48948
Member of systemHD 48948 system
Discovered by methodRadial Velocity Method
Discovered atRoque de los Muchachos Observatory
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

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