Gliese 777 Ac
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Extrasolar planet | Lists of extrasolar planets | |
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Orbital elements | ||
Semimajor axis | (a) | 0.128 ± 0.002 AU |
Eccentricity | (e) | 0.01 ± 0.1 |
Orbital period | (P) | 17.1 ± 0.015 d |
Inclination | (i) | ?° |
Longitude of periastron |
(ω) | 153.7 ± 32° |
Time of periastron | (τ) | 2,450,000.07 ±0.9 JD |
Physical characteristics | ||
Mass | (m) | >0.057 MJ (18 ME) |
Radius | (r) | ? RJ |
Density | (ρ) | ? kg/m3 |
Temperature | (T) | ~717 K |
Discovery information | ||
Discovery date | 2005 | |
Discoverer(s) | Marcy et al. | |
Detection method | Doppler Spectroscopy | |
Discovery status | Published |
Gliese 777 Ac is one of the smallest extrasolar planets discovered to date with a minimum mass just 18 times that of the Earth. It is likely a "hot Neptune", a small gas giant, or possibly a rocky "super-Earth".
[edit] References
- Vogt et al. (2005). "Five New Multicomponent Planetary Systems". Astrophysical Journal 632: 638 – 658.