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Exoplanet Gliese 667 C b
Exoplanet Gliese 667 C b orbits star Gliese 667 C that lies 24 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 5.661 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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Gliese 667 C b
Exoplanet
Star: Gliese 667 C
Distance from the star: 0.05 AUBasic characteristic
Mass: 5.661 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Gliese 667 C b has 5.661 Earth masses, or 0.39 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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Gliese 667 C system structure
Exoplanet Gliese 667 C b orbits star Gliese 667 C, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 5 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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Gliese 667 A | ||||||||
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Gliese 667 B | ||||||||
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Gliese 667 C | 230 AU | |||||||
| Gliese 667 C b | 0.05 AU | 5.7 M⊕ | - | ||||||
| Gliese 667 C c | 0.13 AU | 3.7 M⊕ | 1.5 R⊕ | - | |||||
| Gliese 667 C f | 0.16 AU (HZ) | 2.7 M⊕ | 39 days | ||||||
| Gliese 667 C e | 0.21 AU | 2.7 M⊕ | 62.2 days | ||||||
| Gliese 667 C g | 0.55 AU | 4.6 M⊕ | 256.2 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Gliese 667 C b has 39 % 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 | 102.93 | 6.95 | 5.66 | 51.46 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.39 | 0.33 |
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Distance | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.14 - 0.2 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.