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Exoplanet Gliese 1132 c
Exoplanet Gliese 1132 c orbits star Gliese 1132 that lies 41 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 2.64 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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Gliese 1132 c
Exoplanet
Star: Gliese 1132
Distance from the star: 0.0476 AU
Orbit around star: 8.929 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Gliese 1132 c around its star is 8.929 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: 0.27Basic characteristic
Mass: 2.64 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Gliese 1132 c has 2.64 Earth masses, or 0.18 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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Temperature: 300 K | 26.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2018 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
GJ 1132 c, LHS 281 c, L 320-124 c, GCRV 26265 c, LFT 707 c, LTT 3758 c, 2MASS J10145184-4709244 c, NLTT 23819 c, TIC 101955023 c, WISE J101450.69-470919.8 c
GJ 1132 c, LHS 281 c, L 320-124 c, GCRV 26265 c, LFT 707 c, LTT 3758 c, 2MASS J10145184-4709244 c, NLTT 23819 c, TIC 101955023 c, WISE J101450.69-470919.8 c
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Gliese 1132 system structure
Exoplanet Gliese 1132 c orbits star Gliese 1132, which has much lower mass than Sun. It is one of 3 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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Gliese 1132 | ||||||||
| Gliese 1132 b | 0.02 AU | 1.7 M⊕ | 1.1 R⊕ | 1.6 days | |||||
| Gliese 1132 c | 0.05 AU (HZ) | 2.6 M⊕ | 8.9 days | ||||||
| Gliese 1132 d unconfirmed |
0.35 AU | 9 M⊕ | 176.9 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Gliese 1132 c has 18 % 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 | 48 | 3.24 | 2.64 | 24 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.18 | 0.15 |
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Distance | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 0.68 | 0.41 | 1.04 | 1.44 | 1.84 | 2.26 | 3.85 | 4.17 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.05 - 0.07 AU
The planet is orbiting on the edge of the habitable zone of its star.
The planet has mass comparable to Earth.
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