pi Men c · Asteria Star

Scientific overview

pi Men c is a super-earth orbiting HD 39091, completing an orbit every 6 days, about 60 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2018 using the transit method.

Host star

HD 39091

Spectral type

G0 V

Temperature

5,998 K

Mass

1.07 M☉

Planetary system — HD 39091 system

View the HD 39091 system (3 known planets).

Planet	Class	Radius (R⊕)	Period (d)	Distance (ly)
pi Men cTransit · 2018	Super-Earth	2.02	6.2678	60
pi Men dRadial Velocity · 2022	Mini-Neptune	3.72	125	60
HD 39091 bRadial Velocity · 2001	Gas giant	12.3	2089	60

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Transit Method

Discovery year

2018

Discovered at

TESS

Knowledge connections

OrbitsHD 39091
Member of systemHD 39091 system
Discovered by methodTransit Method
Discovered by missionTESS
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

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