Gliese 163 c

Goldilocks super-Earth orbiting Gliese 163

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

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]

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Earth Gliese 163 c
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References

  1. ^ a b "PHL's Exoplanets Catalog - Planetary Habitability Laboratory @ UPR Arecibo". Archived from the original on 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b c Redd, Nola Taylor (September 20, 2012). "Newfound Alien Planet a Top Contender to Host Life". Space.com. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  5. ^ Staff (September 20, 2012). "LHS 188 -- High proper-motion Star". Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (Strasbourg astronomical Data Center). Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  6. ^ "Planet Gl 163 c". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Archived from the original on March 17, 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-15.

External links

  • The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia
  • "The Habitable Exoplanets Catalog"(PHL/UPR Arecibo)
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