Gliese 163 c

Gliese 163 c (/ˈɡliːzə/) or Gl 163 c is said to be a potentially habitable exoplanet,[3][4] orbiting within the habitable zone of M dwarf star Gliese 163.[5]

Gliese 163 c
Discovery
Discovered byEuropean HARPS team led by Xavier Bonfils
Discovery siteUJF-Grenoble/CNRS-INSU, Institut de Planétologie et d’Astrophysique of Grenoble, France.
Discovery dateSeptember 2012
September 20, 2012 (announced)
HARPS
Orbital characteristics
0.12536 ± 0.0001 AU (18,754,000 ± 15,000 km)
25.631 ± 0.0235 d
StarGliese 163
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
2.43 [1] R⊕
Mass7.3[1] M⊕
Temperature277[2]

    The parent star is 15.0 parsecs (approximately 49 light-years, or 465 trillion kilometers) from the Sun, in the constellation Dorado. Gliese 163 c is one of three planets discovered in the system. With a mass at least 7.2 times that of the Earth,[3][4] it is classified as a super-Earth (a planet of roughly 1 to 10 Earth masses).[4][6]

    Size comparison
    Earth Gliese 163 c

    References
    1. PHL's Exoplanets Catalog - Planetary Habitability Laboratory @ UPR Arecibo
    2. "HEC: Data of Potential Habitable Worlds". University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo (Planetary Habitability Laboratory). November 12, 2012.
    3. Méndez, Abel (August 29, 2012). "A Hot Potential Habitable Exoplanet around Gliese 163". University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo (Planetary Habitability Laboratory). Retrieved September 20, 2012.
    4. Redd, Nola Taylor (September 20, 2012). "Newfound Alien Planet a Top Contender to Host Life". Space.com. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
    5. Staff (September 20, 2012). "LHS 188 -- High proper-motion Star". Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (Strasbourg astronomical Data Center). Retrieved September 20, 2012.
    6. "Planet Gl 163 c". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 2013-03-15.

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