Exoplanet · Gliese 674
GJ 674 b
Orbit0.039 AU
Year4.69 days
Mass≥ 11 M⊕
Temperature~531 K (estimated)
It circles Gliese 674 once every 4.69 days, 0.039 AU out: about 9.9 times closer than Mercury is to the Sun.
Found in 2007 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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