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Exoplanet Gliese 3942 c
(Unconfirmed Exoplanet)
Gliese 3942 c is an unconfirmed exoplanet detected around star Gliese 3942. More observations are needed to confirm its existence.
Sun distance
55 light years
55 light years
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Gliese 3942 c
Exoplanet
Star: Gliese 3942
Distance from the star: 0.0798 AU
Orbit around star: 10.378 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Gliese 3942 c around its star is 10.378 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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Basic characteristic
Mass: 6.326 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Gliese 3942 c has 6.326 Earth masses, or 0.43 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: 2017 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
GJ 3942 c, HIC 79126 c, HIP 79126 c, AC +53 2527-109 c, LSPM J1609+5256 c, 2MASS J16090309+5256379 c, TIC 162494287 c, TYC 3877-1000-1 c, USNO-B1.0 1429-00309462 c, MCC 759 c
GJ 3942 c, HIC 79126 c, HIP 79126 c, AC +53 2527-109 c, LSPM J1609+5256 c, 2MASS J16090309+5256379 c, TIC 162494287 c, TYC 3877-1000-1 c, USNO-B1.0 1429-00309462 c, MCC 759 c
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Gliese 3942 system structure
Exoplanet Gliese 3942 c orbits star Gliese 3942, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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Gliese 3942 | ||||||||
| Gliese 3942 b | 0.06 AU | 7.2 M⊕ | 6.9 days | ||||||
| Gliese 3942 c unconfirmed |
0.08 AU | 6.3 M⊕ | 10.4 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Gliese 3942 c has 43 % 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 | 115.02 | 7.76 | 6.33 | 57.51 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.43 | 0.37 |
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Distance | 0.2 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 35.7 - 51.4 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.