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Star with 3 known planets

YZ Cet

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YZ Cet, an M4.5 V star, has 3 confirmed planets.

Measured

Distance
about 12.1 light-years
Star's spectral type
M4.5 V
Confirmed planets
3

How far, from the Sun

About 12.1 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light12.1 years
  • Voyager 1's speed215,000 years
  • Driving at 100 km/h131 million years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

How it was found

  • First planet found in 2017, by radial velocity (NASA Exoplanet Archive).

Its planets

  • YZ Cet d — 1 times Earth's width (estimated from its mass, not measured), about Earth-sized — probably rocky; its year lasts 5 days; about 84 °C, between freezing and boiling; found in 2017 by radial velocity.
  • YZ Cet b — 0.9 times Earth's width (estimated from its mass, not measured), about Earth-sized — probably rocky; its year lasts 2 days; about 200 °C, hotter than boiling water; found in 2017 by radial velocity.
  • YZ Cet c — 1.1 times Earth's width (estimated from its mass, not measured), about Earth-sized — probably rocky; its year lasts 3 days; about 140 °C, hotter than boiling water; found in 2017 by radial velocity.

The NASA Exoplanet Archive's page

Where this comes from

  • NASA Exoplanet Archive, Planetary Systems Composite Parameters (fetched 2026-11-02). Composite values: where a planet's size or mass was not measured, the archive estimates it from the other.
  • 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.

Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.