Gliese 832 b

Gliese 832 b (Gl 832 b or GJ 832 b) is an extrasolar planet located approximately 16 light-years from our sun in the constellation of Grus, orbiting the red dwarf star Gliese 832.[1]

Gliese 832 b
Discovery
Discovered byBailey et al.
Discovery siteAnglo-Australian Observatory
Discovery dateSeptember 1, 2008
Doppler spectroscopy
Orbital characteristics
3.4 ± 0.4 AU (509,000,000 ± 60,000,000 km)
Eccentricity0.12 ± 0.11
3416 ± 131 d
9.352 y
1211 ± 353
StarGliese 832

    Orbit

    The planet takes 3416 days to revolve at an orbital distance of 3.4 AU; this is the longest-period Jupiter-like planet orbiting a red dwarf.[2] The brightness of the faint parent star at that distance corresponds to the brightness of the Sun from 80 AU (or a 100 times brighter than a full Moon as seen from Earth).

    Discovery

    The planet was discovered in the Anglo-Australian Observatory on September 1, 2008.

    References
    1. Wall, Mike (June 25, 2014). "Nearby Alien Planet May Be Capable of Supporting Life". Space.com. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
    2. Bailey, Jeremy; et al. (2008). "A Jupiter-like Planet Orbiting the Nearby M Dwarf GJ832". The Astrophysical Journal. 690: 743–747. arXiv:0809.0172. Bibcode:2009ApJ...690..743B. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/690/1/743.


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