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Exoplanet · Lacaille 9352

GJ 887 e

Orbit0.042 AU
Year4.42 days
Mass≥ 1.46 M⊕
Temperature~544 K (estimated)

It circles Lacaille 9352 once every 4.42 days, 0.042 AU out: about 9.3 times closer than Mercury is to the Sun.

Found in 2026 by the radial velocity method, which measures the star's wobble. That gives a minimum mass, so it could be heavier.

Sources

  1. NASA Exoplanet Archive, Planetary Systems Composite Parameters (queried 28 Oct 2026)
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