17h28m39.9463s, −46° 53′ 42.685″| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | Bonfils et al. |
| Discovery site | ESO |
| Discovery date | January 7, 2007 |
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| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.039 AU (5,800,000 km) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2 ± 0.02 |
| 4.6938 ± 0.007 d | |
| 2453780.085 ± 0.078 | |
| 6 ± 200 | |
| Semi-amplitude | 8.70 ± 0.19 |
| Star | Gliese 674 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mass | ≥11.09 M🜨[1] |
Gliese 674 b is an extrasolar planet approximately 15 light years away in the constellationofAra. This planet orbits tightly around Gliese 674. It is a sub-Neptune-or-Uranus-mass planet either gaseousorrocky. It orbits as close as 0.039 AU from the star and takes only 4.6938 days to orbit. This planet has a similar eccentricitytoMercury (e=0.2). The discovery of the planet was announced on January 7, 2007 by using the HARPS spectrograph mounted on the ESO's 3.6 meter telescopeatLa Silla, Chile.[1]
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