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HD 20781 c

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Discovery date
  
2011

Semi-major axis
  
0.3456 ± 0.0047 AU

Orbital period
  
85.131 ± 0.1161 d

Detection method
  
Radial velocity

Eccentricity
  
0.28 ± 0.09

Mass
  
0.0496 Mj

HD 20781 c is a hot Neptune with 15.8 Earth masses. It is the outermost planet of orbiting its parent star HD 20781 in about 0.3456 astronomical units in somewhat eccentric orbit. With the same composition as Neptune, it would have a radius of 3.79 earths. With the same composition as Earth, it would have a radius of 2.08 earths. It orbits near the inner edge of the habitable zone.

References

HD 20781 c Wikipedia