Gliese 15 Ab

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Gliese 15 Ab
Discovery
Discovered by Andrew W. Howard
Discovery site Keck Observatory
Discovery dateAugust, 2014
Radial velocity
Orbital characteristics
0.074±0.001 AU
Eccentricity 0.093+0.152
−0.010
11.441+0.004
−0.002 d
Star Groombridge 34A
Physical characteristics
Mass > 3.03 MEarth [1]

    Gliese 15 Ab (GJ 15 Ab), also commonly called Groombridge 34 Ab, [note 1] rarely called GX Andromedae b is an extrasolar planet approximately 11 light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It is found in the night sky orbiting the star Gliese 15 A, which is at right ascension 00h 18m 22.89s and declination +44° 01′ 22.6″. [2]

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    It was discovered in August 2014, [3] deduced from analysis of the radial velocities of the parent star by the Eta-Earth Survey using HIRES at Keck Observatory. It has around 5.35 ± 0.75 Earth masses, [3] and is thought to be a Super-Earth with a diameter greater than that of the Earth. However, researches using the CARMENES spectrograph failed to detect the planet in 2017. [4] The detection of planet was recovered in 2018, with revised minimum mass of 3.03 MEarth. [1]

    Gliese 15 Ab has a close inner orbit around Gliese 15 A with a semi-major axis of only 0.0717 ± 0.0034 AU, making an orbital period that is just a little longer than 11.4 days, the orbit appears to be relatively circular, with an orbital eccentricity of about 0.12. It orbits too close to Gliese 15 A to be located in the habitable zone and is unlikely to harbour life.

    Notes

    1. ↑ In the discovery paper, discoverers call this object "Gl 15 Ab", and never "Groombridge 34 Ab".

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