Gliese 777 c

Gliese 777 c
Extrasolar planet List of extrasolar planets
Parent star
Star Gliese 777 A
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension (α) 20h 03m 37.41s
Declination (δ) +29° 53′ 48.50″
Apparent magnitude (mV) 5.71
Distance 51.81 ly
(15.89 pc)
Spectral type G6IV
Orbital elements
Semimajor axis (a) 0.128 ± 0.002 AU
(19.1 Gm)
    8.06 mas
Periastron (q) 0.127 AU
(19.0 Gm)
Apastron (Q) 0.129 AU
(19.2 Gm)
Eccentricity (e) 0.01 ± 0.1
Orbital period (P) 17.1 ± 0.015 d
(0.047 y)
Argument of
periastron
(ω) 153.7 ± 32°
Time of periastron (T0) 2,450,000.07 ± 0.9 JD
Semi-amplitude (K) 4.6 ± 1.1 m/s
Physical characteristics
Minimum mass (m sin i) 0.057 MJ
(18 M)
Temperature (T) ~717 K
Discovery information
Discovery date 24 June 2005
Discoverer(s) Marcy et al.
Detection method Doppler spectroscopy
Discovery site  United States
Discovery status Published
Other designations

Gliese 777 c, often catalogued as Gliese 777 Ac or simply HD 190360 c, is an extrasolar planet approximately 52 light-years away in the constellation of Cygnus. The planet was discovered orbiting the primary star of the Gliese 777 system in June 2005 using the radial velocity method. The planet was once called the "smallest extrasolar planet discovered", but this is currently no longer the case. With a minimum mass just 18 times that of the Earth, the planet is likely a "hot Neptune" planet, a small Jovian planet, or possibly a large terrestrial planet (a super-Earth).

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Coordinates: 20h 03m 37.41s, +29° 53′ 48.50″