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Exoplanet Gliese 676 A c
Exoplanet Gliese 676 A c orbits star Gliese 676 A that lies 52 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 2161.768 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
52 light years
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Gliese 676 A c
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: Gliese 676 A
Distance from the star: 6.6 AU
Orbit around star: 7337 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Gliese 676 A c around its star is 7337 days (or 20.1 years).
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: 2161.768 M Earth
| 6.8023 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Gliese 676 A c has 2161.768 Earth masses (or 6.8023 Jupiter masses).
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: 2012 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
CD–51°10924 c, HIC 85647 c, HIP 85647 c, LTT 6947 c, NLTT 44859 c, NSV 8846 c, DENIS J173011.2-513812 c, GJ 676 A c, 2MASS J17301119-5138132 c, TIC 369021303 c, TYC 8354-785-1 c, WISEA J173010.92-513814.7 c
CD–51°10924 c, HIC 85647 c, HIP 85647 c, LTT 6947 c, NLTT 44859 c, NSV 8846 c, DENIS J173011.2-513812 c, GJ 676 A c, 2MASS J17301119-5138132 c, TIC 369021303 c, TYC 8354-785-1 c, WISEA J173010.92-513814.7 c
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Gliese 676 system structure
Exoplanet Gliese 676 A c orbits star Gliese 676 A, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 4 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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Gliese 676 A | ||||||||
| Gliese 676 A d | 0.04 AU | 4.5 M⊕ | 3.6 days | ||||||
| Gliese 676 A e | 0.19 AU | 11.4 M⊕ | 35.4 days | ||||||
| Gliese 676 A b | 1.81 AU | 2130 M⊕ | 1052.1 days | ||||||
| Gliese 676 A c | 6.6 AU | 2161.8 M⊕ | 7337 days | ||||||
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Gliese 676 B | ||||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Gliese 676 A c has 6.8 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star between distances of Jupiter and Saturn from the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 39304.87 | 2652.48 | 2161.77 | 19652.44 | 6.8 | 22.71 | 148.07 | 125.68 |
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Distance | 16.92 | 9.13 | 6.6 | 4.33 | 1.27 | 0.69 | 0.34 | 0.22 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.41 - 0.59 AU
The planet is too cold to sustain liquid water on its surface. It is however possible that there is environment with higher temperatures on some of its potential moons.
The planet is probably a gas giant and has no surface, however life could still be possible on the potential moons orbiting it.