61 Vir c

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting 61 Vir.

Compared with Earth

Mass
About 18 times Earth's mass.
Year
A year here lasts about 38 Earth days.

Planet

Radius
Unknown
Mass
18.2 × Earth
Density
Unknown
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
38.02 days
Average distance from its star
0.2175 AU

Star

Host star
61 Vir
Spectral class
G — sun-like
Surface temperature
5,577 K
Radius
0.963 × Sun
Mass
0.942 × Sun
Age
8.96 billion years

System

Distance from Earth
27.73 light-years (8.503 parsecs)
Stars in system
1
Known planets
3

Discovery

Year
2009
Method
Radial Velocity
Facility
Multiple Observatories

Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.