Exoplanet · Barnard's Star
Barnard e
Orbit0.038 AU
Year6.74 days
Mass≥ 0.19 M⊕
Temperature~340 K (estimated)
It circles Barnard's Star once every 6.74 days, 0.038 AU out: about 10 times closer than Mercury is to the Sun.
Found in 2025 by the radial velocity method, which measures the star's wobble. That gives a minimum mass, so it could be heavier.
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