Finding Earth 2.0
Proxima Cen · M5.5 V

Proxima Cen d

Rank #96 of the ranked catalogue · Discovered by Radial Velocity in 2025

HZ 0%M sin i

0.133

Earth-2.0 index

0.804

Earth Similarity Index

0%

Habitable-zone probability

0.69 R⊕

Radius

Planet

Mass0.260 M⊕M sin i
Bulk density4.310 g/cm³
Orbital period5.1234 days
Semi-major axis0.02881 au
Eccentricity0.000
Incident flux1.814 S⊕
Equilibrium temperature295.0 K
Maximum angular separation22.14 masReflected-light contrast 1.00e-7 at Aᵍ = 0.30 and Lambertian quadrature.
Composite parameter sources3 · mixedThe archive may select different publications for different parameters; mixed-source is disclosed, not automatically penalised.
Default-solution coverage83%0% median composite-to-default difference over shared parameters.

Host star & system

HostProxima Cen
Spectral typeM5.5 V
Effective temperature2900 K
Radius0.141 R☉
Mass0.122 M☉
Distance1.3 pc / 4.2 ly
DiscoveryRadial Velocity, 2025