Discovery | |
---|---|
Discovery date | 24 August 2010 |
Orbital characteristics | |
0.0641 ± 0.0010 AU (9,590,000 ± 150,000 km) | |
Eccentricity | 0.073±0.031 [1] |
5.75969±0.00028 d [1] | |
Average
orbital speed | 136 |
328±24 | |
Star | HD 10180 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mass | >0.0416±0.0014 MJ |
HD 10180 c is an exoplanet approximately 130 light-years away in the constellation Hydrus. [2] It was discovered in 2010 using the radial velocity method. [2] With a minimum mass comparable to that of Neptune, [3] it is of the class of planets known as Hot Neptunes.[ citation needed] Dynamical simulations suggest that if the mass gradient was any more than a factor of two, the system would not be stable.
While planet c does not exist in any mean motion resonances, both planets with adjacent orbits (b and d) share near resonances with c.[ citation needed]