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Exoplanet Gliese 892 e
Exoplanet Gliese 892 e orbits star Gliese 892 that lies 21 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 70.893 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
21 light years
21 light years
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Gliese 892 e
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: Gliese 892
Distance from the star: 2.56 AU
Orbit around star: 1842 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Gliese 892 e around its star is 1842 days (or 5 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: 70.893 M Earth
| 0.2231 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Gliese 892 e has 70.893 Earth masses (or 0.2231 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...
More about Exoplanet mass in StellarGuide
Year of discovery: 2015 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
HR 8832 e, HD 219134 e, FK5 875 e, HIP 114622 e, LFT 1767 e, LHS 71 e, LTT 16826 e, SAO 35236 e, TOI 1469 e, GJ 892 e, WISEA J231319.69+571009.3 e, 2MASS J23131692+5710059 e
HR 8832 e, HD 219134 e, FK5 875 e, HIP 114622 e, LFT 1767 e, LHS 71 e, LTT 16826 e, SAO 35236 e, TOI 1469 e, GJ 892 e, WISEA J231319.69+571009.3 e, 2MASS J23131692+5710059 e
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Gliese 892 system structure
Exoplanet Gliese 892 e 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 e has 74 % of mass of Saturn and it orbits its star a little closer than Jupiter.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 1288.96 | 86.99 | 70.89 | 644.48 | 0.22 | 0.74 | 4.86 | 4.12 |
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Distance | 6.56 | 3.54 | 2.56 | 1.68 | 0.49 | 0.27 | 0.13 | 0.09 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.61 - 0.88 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.