55 Cancri e

“Hell Planet”
Tasanee Cogliandro
Physics, Period 3
1.30.24
 According to Nasa, exoplanets are
planets that orbit beyond our

Exoplanet
solar system, in the vast outer
space. They can come in four
different kinds. 55 Cancri e is an
exoplanet, classified as
“super-earth”.
Exoplanet Types
55 Cancri e is known as “Hell Planet” due
to its fiery lava rivers that flow across the
entire planet. It has also been compared
to Mustafar, the lava planet in Star Wars
where Anakin truly became Darth Vader.
The third name for the planet is
“Janssen”.

What is 55 Cancri e?
* Cool Fact!
One year on 55 Cancri e only lasts 17.5 days on
Earth! (CNN, NASA).
 Characteristics

Classification Gravity Radius

Super-Earth 20.99 m/s^2 7.422.7 miles
Exoplanet

Coordinates Temperature Distance to Earth

RA 8h 52m 36s | Dec + 4,400 degrees 40 light years
28° 19’ 51” Fahrenheit
 Diamond Planet
According to a study in
2011, 55 Cancri e has the
perfect conditions to
produce diamonds - it’s
entirely possible that
underneath its magma
surface, it has an entirely
diamond interior (National
Geographic).
 Characteristics Continued

Mass Atmosphere Composition

7.99 Earths Nitrogen, Oxygen, Completely molten (lava)
Silicon Oxide (~) surface, silicon clouds, rocky
like earth.

Orbital Period Orbital Eccentricity Rings

0.7 days 0.05 None
 Discovered:

2004
Michael Endl, Fritz Benedict, William D. Cochran,
Barbara McArthur
 Cool Facts
Orbital Radius
Orbits a G-type star “Copernicus” similar
to our sun, but 65 times closer than the
earth is to the sun (0.01544 AU).
View
NASA - “Silicate vapor in the atmosphere
may condense into sparkling clouds that
reflect the lava below.”
Mercury
Has a sister planet, “Galileo” (55 Cancri b),
which hangs over its horizon like a dark
shadow. (according to NASA).
Time to Travel:
725 Thousand Years
Size Difference
to Earth!
 References
● Lava or Not, Exoplanet 55 Cancri e Likely to have Atmosphere
● Super-Earth | Planet Types – Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System
● Overview | Planet Types – Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System.
● A year only lasts 17.5 hours on the 'hell planet' | CNN
● Diamond Planet Found—Part of a "Whole New Class?"
● Re-thinking an Alien World: The Strange Case of 55 Cancri e
● Press Release: Study Reveals Secrets of Scorching Hot Super-Earth - Lowell Observatory
● Fun Fact | Exoplanet 55 Cancri e
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