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Gliese 176 c
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Exoplanet Gliese 176 c

Exoplanet Gliese 176 c orbits star Gliese 176 that lies 31 light years away from the Sun. It weighs about 7.407 Earth masses and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
31 light years
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iconGliese 176 c

Exoplanet
icon distanceDistance from the star: 0.146 AU

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 7.407 M Earth
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Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Gliese 176 c has 7.407 Earth masses, or 0.51 times the mass of Uranus.

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Other designations of this exoplanet
Ross 33 c, BD+18° 683 c, BD+18 683 c, HD 285968 c, HIP 21932 c, LHS 196 c, G 85-9 c, G 83-32 c, G 8-55 c, LFT 372 c, LTT 11495 c, 2MASS J04425581+1857285 c, NLTT 13785 c, MCC 107 c, GJ 176 c
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Gliese 176 system structure

Exoplanet Gliese 176 c orbits star Gliese 176, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
 Gliese 176
Gliese 176 b 0.07 AU 9.1 M⊕ 10.2 days
Gliese 176 c 0.15 AU 7.4 M⊕ -

Comparison

When comparing to the Solar system planets, Gliese 176 c has 51 % of mass of Uranus and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
icon mass Mass 134.679.097.4167.340.020.080.510.43
icon distance Distance0.370.20.150.10.030.020.010

Habitability

Habitable zone of the star: 0.2 - 0.29 AU
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The planet is orbiting on the edge of the habitable zone of its star.

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