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Exoplanet Groombridge 34 A c
Exoplanet Groombridge 34 A c orbits star Groombridge 34 A that lies 12 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 34.97 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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Groombridge 34 A c
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: Groombridge 34 A
Distance from the star: 5.4 AU
Orbit around star: 6694 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Groombridge 34 A c around its star is 6694 days (or 18.3 years).
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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Basic characteristic
Mass: 34.97 M Earth
| 0.1100 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Groombridge 34 A c has 34.97 Earth masses (or 0.1100 Jupiter masses).
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: 2018 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
GX Andromedae c, V* GX And c, BD+43° 44 c, GCTP 49 c, Gliese 15 A c, GJ 15 A c, Gl 15 A c, G 171-047 c, HD 1326 c, HIP 1475 c, LHS 3 c, LTT 10108 c, SAO 36248 c
GX Andromedae c, V* GX And c, BD+43° 44 c, GCTP 49 c, Gliese 15 A c, GJ 15 A c, Gl 15 A c, G 171-047 c, HD 1326 c, HIP 1475 c, LHS 3 c, LTT 10108 c, SAO 36248 c
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Groombridge 34 system structure
Exoplanet Groombridge 34 A c orbits star Groombridge 34 A, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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Groombridge 34 A | ||||||||
| Groombridge 34 A b | 0.07 AU | 4 M⊕ | 11.4 days | ||||||
| Groombridge 34 A c | 5.4 AU | 35 M⊕ | 6694 days | ||||||
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Groombridge 34 B | 93 AU | |||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Groombridge 34 A c has 37 % of mass of Saturn and it orbits its star between distances of Jupiter and Saturn from the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 635.82 | 42.91 | 34.97 | 317.91 | 0.11 | 0.37 | 2.4 | 2.03 |
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Distance | 13.85 | 7.47 | 5.4 | 3.54 | 1.04 | 0.57 | 0.28 | 0.18 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.18 - 0.26 AU
The planet is too cold to sustain liquid water on its surface. It is however possible that there is environment with higher temperatures on some of its potential moons.
The planet is probably a gas giant and has no surface, however life could still be possible on the potential moons orbiting it.
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18. 10 2019
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