Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Suárez Mascareño et al. [1] [2] [3] |
Discovery date | Nov. 2016 |
Radial Velocity | |
Orbital characteristics | |
0.067±0.01 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.119+0.125 −0.032 [4] |
8.708+0.002 −0.001 [4] d | |
2451410.730 | |
19.2+36.9 −42.8 [4] | |
Semi-amplitude | 3.12+0.36 −0.19 [4] |
Star | Gliese 536 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mass | 6.52+0.69 −0.40 [4] ME |
Gliese 536 b also known as GJ 536 b [2] [1] [3] is a nearby [5] [6] Super-Earth sized exoplanet orbiting interior to the circumstellar habitable zone [5] [6] of the red dwarf (M1) [1] star Gliese 536 every 8.7 days. Due to its short orbital period it could help with future studies of biological activity on exoplanets. [5]
This exoplanet is given the title Super-Earth due to its immense size which is more than five times greater than the Earth. Like many other rocky exoplanets, Gliese 536 b should be part of a large planetary group. Astronomers are still in search of other planets that are in orbit of star Gliese 536. [7] But this planet is hotter than Venus, and although the planet is hotter than it, it may be similar to Venus.
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Suárez Mascareño et al. [1] [2] [3] |
Discovery date | Nov. 2016 |
Radial Velocity | |
Orbital characteristics | |
0.067±0.01 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.119+0.125 −0.032 [4] |
8.708+0.002 −0.001 [4] d | |
2451410.730 | |
19.2+36.9 −42.8 [4] | |
Semi-amplitude | 3.12+0.36 −0.19 [4] |
Star | Gliese 536 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mass | 6.52+0.69 −0.40 [4] ME |
Gliese 536 b also known as GJ 536 b [2] [1] [3] is a nearby [5] [6] Super-Earth sized exoplanet orbiting interior to the circumstellar habitable zone [5] [6] of the red dwarf (M1) [1] star Gliese 536 every 8.7 days. Due to its short orbital period it could help with future studies of biological activity on exoplanets. [5]
This exoplanet is given the title Super-Earth due to its immense size which is more than five times greater than the Earth. Like many other rocky exoplanets, Gliese 536 b should be part of a large planetary group. Astronomers are still in search of other planets that are in orbit of star Gliese 536. [7] But this planet is hotter than Venus, and although the planet is hotter than it, it may be similar to Venus.