 An artist's impression of Gliese 876 c | |
| Discovery[1][2] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | California and Carnegie Planet Search Team |
| Discovery site | Lick and Keck Observatories |
| Discovery date | January 9, 2001 |
| Doppler spectroscopy | |
| Orbital characteristics[3] | |
| Epoch 2,450,602.09311 BJD | |
| 0.136044+0.000021 −0.000022 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2571±0.0019 |
| 30.0972+0.0071 −0.0073 d | |
| 292.55+1 −0.99 º | |
| Inclination | 53.06±0.85 º[note 1] |
| 51.09+0.77 −0.78 º | |
| Semi-amplitude | 87.46+0.3 −0.29 m/s |
| Star | Gliese 876 |
| Physical characteristics[3] | |
| Mass | 265.6±2.7 M🜨[note 2] |
Gliese 876 c is an exoplanet orbiting the red dwarf Gliese 876, taking about 30 days to complete an orbit. The planet was discovered in April 2001 and is the second planet in order of increasing distance from its star.
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