Gliese 536 b

Gliese 536 b
Exoplanet List of exoplanets
Parent star
Star Gliese 536
Right ascension (α) 14:01:03.0[1]
Declination (δ) -02:39:18[1]
Distance32.71 ly
(10.03[1] pc)
Mass (m) 0.52 (± 0.05)[1] M☉
Radius (r) 0.5 (± 0.05)[1] R☉
Temperature (T) 3685.0 (± 68.0)[1] K
Metallicity [Fe/H] -0.08 (± 0.09)[1]
Physical characteristics
Mass(m)5.36 +0.69
−0.62[2] [3] M⊕
Orbital elements
Semi-major axis(a) 0.066610 +0.000011
−0.000013[2] AU
Eccentricity (e) 0.080 +0.090
−0.060[2]
Orbital period(P) 8.7076 +0.0022
−0.0025[2] d
Discovery information
Discovery date Nov. 2016
Discoverer(s) Suárez Mascareño et al.[1][2][3]
Discovery method Radial Velocity
Discovery status Confirmed

Gliese 536 b also known as GJ 536 b[2][1][3] is a nearby[4][5][6] Super-Earth sized exoplanet orbiting within the circumstellar habitable zone of the red dwarf (M1)[1] star Gliese 536 every 8.7 days. Due to its short orbital period it could help with future studies of biological activity on exoplanets.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Planet GJ 536 b". exoplanet.eu. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "CONFIRMED PLANET OVERVIEW PAGE". Nasa Exoplanet Archive. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  3. 1 2 3 Mascareño, Suárez (November 2016). "A super-Earth orbiting the nearby M-dwarf GJ 536". Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics. arXiv:1611.02122Freely accessible. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  4. ↑ Plummer, Libby. "New super-Earth is discovered nearby: Exoplanet is found orbiting a star 33 light years away - and there could be more.". Daily Mail. Daily Mail. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  5. 1 2 "Scientists discover a nearby 'super-Earth' Its short orbital period could help with future studies of biological activity.". Science Daily. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Scientists discover a nearby superearth". Phys.org. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
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