Exoplanet · Gliese 876
GJ 876 c
Orbit0.13 AU
Year30.1 days
Mass~227 M⊕
Temperature~242 K (estimated)
It circles Gliese 876 once every 30.1 days, 0.13 AU out: about 3 times closer than Mercury is to the Sun.
Found in 2000 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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