Gliese 876 c

Gliese 876 c
An artist's impression of Gliese 876 c
Discovery[1][2]
Discovered byCalifornia and Carnegie Planet Search Team
Discovery siteLick and Keck Observatories
Discovery dateJanuary 9, 2001
Doppler spectroscopy
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 2,450,602.09311 BJD
0.136044+0.000021
−0.000022
 AU
Eccentricity0.2571±0.0019
30.0972+0.0071
−0.0073
 d
292.55+1
−0.99
 º
Inclination53.06±0.85 º[note 1]
51.09+0.77
−0.78
 º
Semi-amplitude87.46+0.3
−0.29
 m/s
StarGliese 876
Physical characteristics[3]
Mass265.6±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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