bet Cnc b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting bet Cnc.

Compared with Earth

Mass
About 2,479 times Earth's mass.
Year
A year here lasts about 1.7 Earth years.

Planet

Radius
Unknown
Mass
2,479 × Earth
Density
Unknown
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
605.2 days
Average distance from its star
1.7 AU

Star

Host star
bet Cnc
Spectral class
K — orange dwarf
Surface temperature
4,092 K
Radius
47.2 × Sun
Mass
1.7 × Sun
Age
1.85 billion years

System

Distance from Earth
290.4 light-years (89.05 parsecs)
Stars in system
2
Known planets
1

Discovery

Year
2014
Method
Radial Velocity
Facility
Bohyunsan Optical Astronomical Observatory

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