HR 8799 c

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting HR 8799.

Compared with Earth

Size
About 13 times Earth's width.
Mass
About 3,000 times Earth's mass.
Year
A year here lasts about 189 Earth years.

Planet

Radius
13 × Earth
Mass
3,000 × Earth
Density
Unknown
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
69,000 days
Average distance from its star
38 AU

Star

Host star
HR 8799
Spectral class
Unknown
Surface temperature
Unknown
Radius
Unknown
Mass
1.5 × Sun
Age
0.06 billion years

System

Distance from Earth
134.5 light-years (41.24 parsecs)
Stars in system
1
Known planets
4

Discovery

Year
2008
Method
Imaging
Facility
Gemini Observatory

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