Epsilon Eridani
Orbiting around Epsilon Eridani in the constellation of Eridanus we find two extra solar planet orbiting. Epsilon Eridani B, and Epsilon Eridani C
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While most astronomical sources still list a distance from Sol of 47.3 light-years (ly) -- apparently as estimated in the early 1970s -- for the CM Draconis system, some astronomers studying the star more recently have been citing a revised distance of 54 to 55 ly away. In any case, this very dim system can be found in the southcentral part of Constellation Draco
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Epsilon Eridani B
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Epsilon Eridani B Statistics
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epsilon Eridani Kuiper Belt
epsilon Eridani Kuiper Belt Statistics
| Object Type: | Kuiper Belt |
| Parent Star: | epsilon Eridani (K2 V) |
| Discovery Status: | Imaged |
| Mass: | << NO DATA >> |
| Mean Distance: | 30 AU |
| Year Discovered: | 1998 |
| Detection Method: | Radio Imagery |
| Discovered By: | Greaves et al |
Epsilon Eridani C
Epsilon Eridani C Statistics
| Object Type: | Methane Cloud Jovian |
| Parent Star: | epsilon Eridani (K2 V) |
| Discovery Status: | Uncertain |
| Mass: | 0.1 Jupiters |
| Mean Distance: | 37.8 AU |
| Orbital Period: | 280 Years |
| Planet Appearance: | Blue with methane clouds and hazes |
| Estimated Mean Temp: | 33 Kelvin |
| Mean Angular Star Size: | 0.011 Degrees |
| Gravitational Influence (Hill Sphere): | 1.29 AU / 193030000 km |
| Max Stable Prograde Moon Orbit: | 0.464 AU / 69490000 km |
| Max Moon Mass: | > 10 Earths |
| Year Discovered: | Oct 2002 |
| Detection Method: | Dust Disk Analysis |
| Discovered By: | Alice Quillen |
e Eri c was inferred by computer analysis of its parent star's dust disk. If it exists, it is likely to orbit its parent star in an eccentric pluto-like orbit. This planet's orbital distance was calculated assuming a period of 260 years and a mass of 0.8 solar masses for the parent star.
Planetary Orbits
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