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2 known planets · 1,774 light years

NY Vir

NY Vir is a hot star 1,774 light years away, with 2 confirmed planets, 1 of them in the habitable zone. Distances and orbital speeds are to scale; the star and planets are enlarged so you can see them.

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habitable zone (estimate)planet orbits

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The star

The star

NY Vir

Type
hot star
Surface
≈ 32,780 K
Size
0.15 × the Sun
Mass
0.46 × the Sun
Brightness
23.7 × the Sun
Habitable zone
4.63–8.13 AU

The planets

NY Vir

NY Vir b

Year
8.7 years
Distance from star
3.3 AU
Mass
2.3 Jupiters
Size
13 × Earth
Temperature
≈ 338 K (+65 °C)
Found
2011, eclipse timing variations (Multiple Observatories)
Outside the habitable zone
NY Vir

NY Vir c

Year
24.1 years
Distance from star
6.43 AU
Mass
at least 5.5 Jupiters
Size
13 × Earth
Found
2019, eclipse timing variations (Winer Observatory)
In the habitable zone

Masses found by the wobble method are minimums, because the orbit's tilt is unknown. Temperatures are equilibrium estimates for a bare planet, before any atmosphere.

How we know

Eclipse Timing Variations

Discovered by eclipse timing variations.

Sources

  1. Planet and star parameters: NASA Exoplanet Archive, Planetary Systems Composite Parameters, retrieved 1 Nov 2026. This research has made use of the NASA Exoplanet Archive, which is operated by the California Institute of Technology, under contract with NASA under the Exoplanet Exploration Program.
  2. Position: HYG Database v4.1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  3. Habitable zone: a simple estimate from the star's brightness (√L × 0.95 to 1.67 AU), shown as a guide.
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