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Exoplanet Gliese 674 b
Exoplanet Gliese 674 b orbits star Gliese 674 that lies 15 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 10.95 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
15 light years
15 light years
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Gliese 674 b
Exoplanet, sub-neptune
Star: Gliese 674
Distance from the star: 0.03867087 AU
Orbit around star: 4.69502 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Gliese 674 b around its star is 4.69502 days.
The orbital period of an exoplanet is the time it takes to complete one full orbit around its star, usually measured in days. Most of the exoplanets discovered so far have orbital periods of less than one year...
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Eccentricity: 0.07Basic characteristic
Mass: 10.95 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Gliese 674 b has 10.95 Earth masses, or 0.75 times the mass of Uranus.
The mass of an exoplanet is one of the most important characteristics for understanding what kind of world it is — whether it’s small and rocky like Earth or large and gaseous like Jupiter. Mass provides key information about the planet’s composition, gravity, and formation history...
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Year of discovery: 2007 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
CD-46 11540 b, LHS 449 b, LFT 1351 b, LTT 6942 b, LPM 645 b, HIC 85523 b, HIP 85523 b, GJ 674 b
CD-46 11540 b, LHS 449 b, LFT 1351 b, LTT 6942 b, LPM 645 b, HIC 85523 b, HIP 85523 b, GJ 674 b
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Gliese 674 system structure
Exoplanet Gliese 674 b orbits star Gliese 674, which has lower mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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Gliese 674 | ||||||||
| Gliese 674 b | 0.04 AU | 11 M⊕ | 4.7 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Gliese 674 b has 75 % of mass of Uranus and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 199.09 | 13.44 | 10.95 | 99.55 | 0.03 | 0.12 | 0.75 | 0.64 |
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Distance | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.13 - 0.18 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.