Exoplanet · Teegarden's Star
Teegarden's Star b
Orbit0.026 AU
Year4.91 days
Mass≥ 1.16 M⊕
Temperature~277 K (estimated)
It circles Teegarden's Star once every 4.91 days, 0.026 AU out: about 15 times closer than Mercury is to the Sun.
Found in 2019 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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