HD 5278 c

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting HD 5278.

Compared with Earth

Mass
About 18 times Earth's mass.
Year
A year here lasts about 41 Earth days.

Planet

Radius
Unknown
Mass
18.4 × Earth
Density
Unknown
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
40.87 days
Average distance from its star
0.2416 AU

Star

Host star
HD 5278
Spectral class
F — yellow-white
Surface temperature
6,203 K
Radius
1.194 × Sun
Mass
1.126 × Sun
Age
3 billion years

System

Distance from Earth
187.8 light-years (57.58 parsecs)
Stars in system
1
Known planets
2

Discovery

Year
2021
Method
Radial Velocity
Facility
Paranal Observatory

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