Kapteyn c · Asteria Star

Scientific overview

Kapteyn c is a mini-neptune orbiting Kapteyn, completing an orbit every 122 days, about 13 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2014 using the radial velocity method.

Host star

Kapteyn

Spectral type

M2.0V

Temperature

3,550 K

Mass

0.281 M☉

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Radial Velocity Method

Discovery year

2014

Knowledge connections

OrbitsKapteyn
Discovered by methodRadial Velocity Method
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

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