Gliese 536 b

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Gliese 536 b
Discovery
Discovered by Suárez Mascareño et al. [1] [2] [3]
Discovery dateNov. 2016
Radial Velocity
Orbital characteristics
0.067±0.01 AU
Eccentricity 0.119+0.125
−0.032 [4]
8.708+0.002
−0.001 [4] d
2451410.730
19.2+36.9
−42.8 [4]
Semi-amplitude 3.12+0.36
−0.19 [4]
Star Gliese 536
Physical characteristics
Mass 6.52+0.69
−0.40 [4] M🜨

    Gliese 536 b also known as GJ 536 b [2] [1] [3] is a nearby [5] [6] Super-Earth sized exoplanet orbiting interior to the circumstellar habitable zone [5] [6] 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]

    This exoplanet is given the title Super-Earth due to its immense size which is more than five times greater than the Earth. Like many other rocky exoplanets, Gliese 536 b should be part of a large planetary group. Astronomers are still in search of other planets that are in orbit of star Gliese 536. [7] But this planet is hotter than Venus, and although the planet is hotter than it, it may be similar to Venus.

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "Planet GJ 536 b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia . Archived from the original on 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
    2. 1 2 "CONFIRMED PLANET OVERVIEW PAGE". Nasa Exoplanet Archive. Archived from the original on 2019-02-02. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
    3. 1 2 Suárez Mascareño, A.; et al. (2017). "A super-Earth orbiting the nearby M dwarf GJ 536". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 597. A108. arXiv: 1611.02122 . Bibcode:2017A&A...597A.108S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201629291. S2CID   15249240. Archived from the original on 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
    4. 1 2 3 4 5 Trifonov, Trifon; Kürster, Martin; Zechmeister, Mathias; Tal-Or, Lev; Caballero, José A.; Quirrenbach, Andreas; Amado, Pedro J.; Ribas, Ignasi; Reiners, Ansgar; et al. (2018). "The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs. First visual-channel radial-velocity measurements and orbital parameter updates of seven M-dwarf planetary systems". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 609. A117. arXiv: 1710.01595 . Bibcode:2018A&A...609A.117T. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201731442. S2CID   119340839.
    5. 1 2 3 "Scientists discover a nearby 'super-Earth' Its short orbital period could help with future studies of biological activity". Science Daily. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
    6. 1 2 "Scientists discover a nearby superearth". Phys.org. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
    7. ↑ "Gliese 536b: Super-Earth Found Orbiting Nearby Star | Astronomy | Sci-News.com". Breaking Science News | Sci-News.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-02-11.


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