Exoplanet · Gliese 687
GJ 687 b
Orbit0.16 AU
Year38.1 days
Mass≥ 17 M⊕
Temperature~264 K (estimated)
It circles Gliese 687 once every 38.1 days, 0.16 AU out: about 2.4 times closer than Mercury is to the Sun.
Found in 2014 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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