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Exoplanet Gliese 3323 c
Exoplanet Gliese 3323 c orbits star Gliese 3323 that lies 18 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 2.31 Earth masses and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
18 light years
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Gliese 3323 c
Exoplanet
Star: Gliese 3323
Distance from the star: 0.1264 AUBasic characteristic
Mass: 2.31 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Gliese 3323 c has 2.31 Earth masses, or 0.16 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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Other designations of this exoplanet
LHS 1723 c, NLTT 14393 c, 2MASS J05015746-0656459 c, 1RXS J050157.6-065641 c, LP 656-38 c
LHS 1723 c, NLTT 14393 c, 2MASS J05015746-0656459 c, 1RXS J050157.6-065641 c, LP 656-38 c
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Gliese 3323 system structure
Exoplanet Gliese 3323 c orbits star Gliese 3323, which has much lower mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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Gliese 3323 | ||||||||
| Gliese 3323 b | 0.03 AU | 2 M⊕ | 1.3 R⊕ | - | |||||
| Gliese 3323 c | 0.13 AU | 2.3 M⊕ | - | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Gliese 3323 c has 16 % 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 | 42 | 2.83 | 2.31 | 21 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.16 | 0.13 |
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Distance | 0.32 | 0.17 | 0.13 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.04 - 0.06 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 has mass comparable to Earth.