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Hot Super Earth
Object Type: Hot Super Earth
Parent Star: mu Arae (G3 IV-V)
Discovery Status: Confirmed
Orbit of mu Arae d Current Planet
Habitability Zone Habitability Zone
Mass ( M sin i ): 13.992 Earths
Mean Distance: 0.09 AU
Orbital Period: 9.55 ± 0.03 Days
Eccentricity: 0
Argument of Perihelion (omega):
0 °
System Age: > 2000 Myr
Planet Appearance:
Dark sodium haze
Estimated Mean Temp: 980 Kelvin
Mean Angular Star Size: 8.215°
Gravitational Influence
(Hill Sphere):
0.002 AU / 310000 km
Max Stable Prograde Moon Orbit: 0 AU / 110000 km
Tidally locked if older than: 257 Myr
Estimated Bond Albedo: ~ 0.02 1
Notes:
     1 from Sudarsky et al. 2000
Year Discovered: 2004
Detection Method: Doppler Spectroscopy
Discovered By: Santos et al

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