Wolf 359 c
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Mikko Tuomi et al. |
| Radial velocity method | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| semimajor=0.018±0.002 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.15+0.2 −0.15 |
| 2.68687+0.0004 −0.0003 d | |
| Star | Wolf 359 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mass | ≥03.8153 M🜨 |
Wolf 359 c (also designated GJ 406 c) is a super Earth size exoplanet that was discovered in 2019 orbiting Wolf 359 in the Leo constellation.[1] In June of 2019, an international team of astronomers led by Mikko Tuomi from the University of Hertfordshire, UK submitted a paper to a publication for peer-review with the results of the first reported detection of an exoplanet orbiting Wolf 359.[2] The planet was detected using the radial velocity method. This planet is about 7.895 light years (46.4117 trillion miles) away from earth. The planet's mass was determined to be 3.8 times the mass of Earth with radial velocity. The orbital period of Wolf 359 c around the star Wolf 359 is about 2-3 earth days at a distance of about 0.4 AU (37.18 million miles) from its home star. Wolf 359 c gets hit with about three times the solar radiation of Earth, making it very unlikely to be a habitable planet.[2] Wolf 359 c is the smallest and innermost known planet in the Wolf 359 star system.[3]
References
- ^ "The Extrasolar Planet Encyclopaedia — Wolf 359 c". exoplanet.eu. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- ^ a b "The Real Wolf 359 Revisited – New Planetary Discoveries". Drew Ex Machina. 2019-11-13. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- ^ Diodati, Michele (2020-07-15). "The Closest Exoplanets to Earth". Medium. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
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