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Exoplanet Gliese 892 c
Exoplanet Gliese 892 c orbits star Gliese 892 that lies 21 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 4.244 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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Gliese 892 c
Exoplanet, super-earth
Star: Gliese 892
Distance from the star: 0.063 AU
Orbit around star: 6.765 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Gliese 892 c around its star is 6.765 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: 0.062Basic characteristic
Mass: 4.244 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Gliese 892 c has 4.244 Earth masses, or 0.29 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: 1.465 R Earth | 0.1 R Jupiter
Density: 7442 kg/m3 | 134.99 % Earth
Temperature: 782 K | 508.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2015 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
HR 8832 c, HD 219134 c, FK5 875 c, HIP 114622 c, LFT 1767 c, LHS 71 c, LTT 16826 c, SAO 35236 c, TOI 1469 c, GJ 892 c, WISEA J231319.69+571009.3 c, 2MASS J23131692+5710059 c
HR 8832 c, HD 219134 c, FK5 875 c, HIP 114622 c, LFT 1767 c, LHS 71 c, LTT 16826 c, SAO 35236 c, TOI 1469 c, GJ 892 c, WISEA J231319.69+571009.3 c, 2MASS J23131692+5710059 c
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Gliese 892 system structure
Exoplanet Gliese 892 c orbits star Gliese 892, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 7 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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Gliese 892 | ||||||||
| Gliese 892 b | 0.04 AU | 4.6 M⊕ | 1.6 R⊕ | 3.1 days | |||||
| Gliese 892 c | 0.06 AU | 4.2 M⊕ | 1.5 R⊕ | 6.8 days | |||||
| Gliese 892 f | 0.14 AU | 7.1 M⊕ | 1.3 R⊕ | 22.7 days | |||||
| Gliese 892 d | 0.23 AU | 15.8 M⊕ | 1.6 R⊕ | 46.9 days | |||||
| Gliese 892 g unconfirmed |
0.38 AU | 10.8 M⊕ | 2.4 R⊕ | 94.2 days | |||||
| Gliese 892 e | 2.56 AU | 70.9 M⊕ | 1842 days | ||||||
| Gliese 892 h | 2.96 AU | 108 M⊕ | 2198 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Gliese 892 c has 29 % 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 | 77.16 | 5.21 | 4.24 | 38.58 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.29 | 0.25 |
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Size | 3.83 | 1.54 | 1.47 | 2.76 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.37 | 0.39 |
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Density | 1.38 | 1.42 | 1.35 | 1.83 | 5.98 | 10.68 | 5.92 | 4.31 |
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Distance | 0.16 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 1.78 | 1.06 | 2.72 | 3.76 | 4.8 | 5.88 | 10.03 | 10.86 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.61 - 0.88 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.