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Gliese 163 c (/ˈɡliːzə/) or Gl 163 c is a potentially habitable exoplanet,[3][4] orbiting within the habitable zoneofM dwarf star Gliese 163.[5]

Gliese 163 c
Discovery
Discovered byEuropean HARPS team led by Xavier Bonfils
Discovery siteUJF-Grenoble/CNRS-INSU, Institut de Planétologie et d’Astrophysique of Grenoble, France.
Discovery dateSeptember 2012
September 20, 2012 (announced)

Detection method

Radial velocity (HARPS)
Orbital characteristics

Semi-major axis

0.12536 ± 0.0001 AU (18,754,000 ± 15,000 km)

Orbital period (sidereal)

25.631 ± 0.0235 d
StarGliese 163
Physical characteristics

Mean radius

2.43 [1] R🜨
Mass7.3[1] ME
Temperature277 K[2]

The parent star is 15.0 parsecs (approximately 49 light-years, or 465 trillion kilometers) from the Sun, in the constellation Dorado. Gliese 163 c is one of five planets discovered in the system. With a mass at least 7.2 times that of the Earth,[3][4] it is classified as a super-Earth (a planet of roughly 1 to 10 Earth masses).[4][6]

Size comparison
Earth Gliese 163 c
Exoplanet

References

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  1. ^ a b "PHL's Exoplanets Catalog - Planetary Habitability Laboratory @ UPR Arecibo". Archived from the original on 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  • ^ "HEC: Data of Potential Habitable Worlds". University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo (Planetary Habitability Laboratory). November 12, 2012. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  • ^ a b Méndez, Abel (August 29, 2012). "A Hot Potential Habitable Exoplanet around Gliese 163". University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo (Planetary Habitability Laboratory). Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  • ^ a b c Redd, Nola Taylor (September 20, 2012). "Newfound Alien Planet a Top Contender to Host Life". Space.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  • ^ Staff (September 20, 2012). "LHS 188 -- High proper-motion Star". Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (Strasbourg astronomical Data Center). Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  • ^ "Planet Gl 163 c". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Archived from the original on March 17, 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
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