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Exoplanet Gliese 832 c
Exoplanet Gliese 832 c orbits star Gliese 832 that lies 16 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 5.4 Earth masses and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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Gliese 832 c
Exoplanet, super-earth
Star: Gliese 832
Distance from the star: 0.163 AU
Orbit around star: 35.68 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Gliese 832 c around its star is 35.68 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: 0.18Basic characteristic
Mass: 5.4 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Gliese 832 c has 5.4 Earth masses, or 0.37 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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Size: 1.7 R Earth | 0.2 R Jupiter
Density: 6060 kg/m3 | 109.92 % Earth
Year of discovery: 2014 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
GJ 832 c, CD-49°13515 c, HD 204961 c, HIP 106440 c, LHS 3685 c, PLX 5190 c
GJ 832 c, CD-49°13515 c, HD 204961 c, HIP 106440 c, LHS 3685 c, PLX 5190 c
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Gliese 832 system structure
Exoplanet Gliese 832 c orbits star Gliese 832, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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Gliese 832 | ||||||||
| Gliese 832 c | 0.16 AU | 5.4 M⊕ | 1.7 R⊕ | 35.7 days | |||||
| Gliese 832 b | 3.67 AU | 0.7 M⊕ | 3830 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Gliese 832 c has 37 % 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 | 98.18 | 6.63 | 5.4 | 49.09 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.37 | 0.31 |
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Size | 4.44 | 1.79 | 1.7 | 3.21 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.43 | 0.45 |
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Density | 1.12 | 1.16 | 1.1 | 1.49 | 4.87 | 8.7 | 4.82 | 3.51 |
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Distance | 0.42 | 0.23 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.19 - 0.28 AU
The planet is orbiting on the edge of the habitable zone of its star.
The planet is bigger than Earth, but smaller than Neptune. Its average density seems to be comparable to rocky planets in the Solar System.