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Exoplanet Wolf 359 c
Exoplanet Wolf 359 c orbits star Wolf 359 that lies 8 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 3.8 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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Wolf 359 c
Exoplanet, super-earth
Star: Wolf 359
Distance from the star: 0.018 AU
Orbit around star: 2.68687 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Wolf 359 c around its star is 2.68687 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: 0.15Basic characteristic
Mass: 3.8 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Wolf 359 c has 3.8 Earth masses, or 0.26 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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Year of discovery: 2019 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
CN Leonis c, Gliese 406 c, GJ 406 c, G 045-020 c, LTT 12923 c, LFT 750 c, LHS 36 c, GCTP 2553 c
CN Leonis c, Gliese 406 c, GJ 406 c, G 045-020 c, LTT 12923 c, LFT 750 c, LHS 36 c, GCTP 2553 c
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Wolf 359 system structure
Exoplanet Wolf 359 c orbits star Wolf 359, which has much lower mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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Wolf 359 | ||||||||
| Wolf 359 c | 0.02 AU | 3.8 M⊕ | 2.7 days | ||||||
| Wolf 359 b unconfirmed |
1.85 AU | 43.9 M⊕ | 2938 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Wolf 359 c has 26 % 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 | 69.09 | 4.66 | 3.8 | 34.55 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.26 | 0.22 |
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Distance | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.06 - 0.09 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.