BD+15 2940 b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting BD+15 2940.

Compared with Earth

Mass
About 353 times Earth's mass.
Year
A year here lasts about 137 Earth days.

Planet

Radius
Unknown
Mass
352.8 × Earth
Density
Unknown
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
137.5 days
Average distance from its star
0.539 AU

Star

Host star
BD+15 2940
Spectral class
K — orange dwarf
Surface temperature
4,796 K
Radius
14.7 × Sun
Mass
1.1 × Sun
Age
7.1 billion years

System

Distance from Earth
1,391 light-years (426.4 parsecs)
Stars in system
1
Known planets
1

Discovery

Year
2013
Method
Radial Velocity
Facility
McDonald Observatory

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