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Proxima Centauri d

Proxima Centauri d (also called Proxima d) is a confirmed exoplanet orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Sun and part of the Alpha Centauri triple star system. Together with one or two other planets in the Proxima Centauri system, it is the closest known exoplanet to the Solar System, located approximately 4.2 light-years…

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Detection method
Radial velocity
Discovery date
February 2022
Discovery site
VLT-ESPRESSO
Eccentricity
low[a]
Mass
≥0.260±0.038 M🜨
Mean radius
~0.81±0.08 R🜨 (predicted)

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Proxima Centauri d

Nodes31
Edges30
Triples11
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.064516
Components1

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Proxima Centauri d

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Detection method · 1
Proxima Centauri d → Radial velocity
Discovery date · 1
Proxima Centauri d → February 2022
Discovery site · 1
Proxima Centauri d → VLT-ESPRESSO
Eccentricity · 1
Proxima Centauri d → low[a]
Mass · 1
Proxima Centauri d → ≥0.260±0.038 M🜨
Mean radius · 1
Proxima Centauri d → ~0.81±0.08 R🜨 (predicted)
Orbital period (sidereal) · 1
Proxima Centauri d → 5.12338±0.00035 d
Semi-amplitude · 1
Proxima Centauri d → 0.392±0.057 m/s
Semi-major axis · 1
Proxima Centauri d → 0.02881±0.00017 AU
Star · 1
Proxima Centauri d → Proxima Centauri

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proxima exoplanet centauri star radial velocity mass 2022 confirmed system also detected known 2025 closest signal method orbital alpha february

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Proxima Centauri dDetection methodRadial velocity1.00infobox
Proxima Centauri dDiscovery dateFebruary 20221.00infobox
Proxima Centauri dDiscovery siteVLT-ESPRESSO1.00infobox
Proxima Centauri dEccentricitylow[a]1.00infobox
Proxima Centauri dMass≥0.260±0.038 M🜨1.00infobox
Proxima Centauri dMean radius~0.81±0.08 R🜨 (predicted)1.00infobox
Proxima Centauri dOrbital period (sidereal)5.12338±0.00035 d1.00infobox
Proxima Centauri dSemi-amplitude0.392±0.057 m/s1.00infobox
Proxima Centauri dSemi-major axis0.02881±0.00017 AU1.00infobox
Proxima Centauri dStarProxima Centauri1.00infobox
Proxima Centauri dTemperature.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}360 K (87 °C; 188 °F)1.00infobox

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