Exoplanet · Luyten's Star
GJ 273 c
Orbit0.036 AU
Year4.72 days
Mass≥ 1.18 M⊕
Temperature~462 K (estimated)
It circles Luyten's Star once every 4.72 days, 0.036 AU out: about 11 times closer than Mercury is to the Sun.
Found in 2017 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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