Gliese 832 b
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Bailey et al. |
| Discovery site | Anglo-Australian Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 1, 2008 |
| Doppler spectroscopy | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 3.4 ± 0.4 AU (509,000,000 ± 60,000,000 km) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.12 ± 0.11 |
| 3416 ± 131 d 9.352 y | |
| 1211 ± 353 | |
| Star | Gliese 832 |
Gliese 832 b (Gl 832 b or GJ 832 b) is an extrasolar planet located approximately 16 light-years from our sun in the constellation of Grus, orbiting the red dwarf star Gliese 832.[1]
Orbit
The planet takes 3416 days to revolve at an orbital distance of 3.4 AU; this is the longest-period Jupiter-like planet orbiting a red dwarf.[2] The brightness of the faint parent star at that distance corresponds to the brightness of the Sun from 80 AU (or a 100 times brighter than a full Moon as seen from Earth).
Discovery
The planet was discovered in the Anglo-Australian Observatory on September 1, 2008.
References
- ^ Wall, Mike (June 25, 2014). "Nearby Alien Planet May Be Capable of Supporting Life". Space.com. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ^ Bailey, Jeremy; et al. (2008). "A Jupiter-like Planet Orbiting the Nearby M Dwarf GJ832". The Astrophysical Journal. 690: 743–747. arXiv:0809.0172. Bibcode:2009ApJ...690..743B. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/690/1/743.
External links
- "GJ 832". Exoplanets. Archived from the original on 2009-11-25. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
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