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HR 8799 e

Planet status Confirmed
Planet type Hot Jupiter
Period 18000 d
Mass 9.6 MJ 3050.88 M⊕
Radius 1.17 RJ 13.104 R⊕
Semi major axis 16.4 AU
Star name HR 8799
Star distance 39.4 pc
Star teff 7400 K
Star radius 1.5 R☉
Temperature (calculated) 1150 K
V 5.96 mag
J 5.383 mag
K 5.24 mag
Alternate names
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Molecules

CO2: Detection

JWST-NIRCam

JWST-TST High Contrast: Living on the Wedge, or, NIRCam Bar Coronagraphy Reveals CO$_2$ in the HR 8799 and 51 Eri Exoplanets' Atmospheres

2025, William O. Balmer, Jens Kammerer et al.

Molecular ratios: C/O, etc...: Detection Cloudy: Detection HCN: Detection

G-B:Low resolution IR

Four-of-a-kind? Comprehensive atmospheric characterisation of the HR 8799 planets with VLTI/GRAVITY

2024, E. Nasedkin, P. Mollière et al.

CO: Detection H2O: Detection

G-B: High resolution IR

Detection and Bulk Properties of the HR 8799 Planets with High Resolution Spectroscopy

2021, Jason J. Wang, Jean-Baptiste Ruffio et al.

H2C2: Detection CO: No detection CH4: Detection NH3: No detection

G-B: High resolution IR

Reconnaissance of the HR 8799 Exosolar System I: Near IR Spectroscopy

2013, B. R. Oppenheimer, C. Baranec et al.