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GJ 676 A e | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/GJ 676 A e

Confirmed exoplanet · Super Earth

GJ 676 A e

Orbiting GJ 676 A

Discovered in 2012 using Radial Velocity. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,012
Method: Radial Velocity
Radius: 2.47 R⊕
Mass: 6.674397 M⊕
Orbit: 35.47358 days
Distance: 16.0272 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 35.47358 days
Semi-major axis: 0.181 AU
Eccentricity: 0.152
Radius: 2.47 Earth radii
Mass: 6.674397 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Msini
Density: 2.43 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 351.55 K
Insolation: 2.7678 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: GJ 676 A
Stars in system: 2
Known planets in system: 4
Spectral type: M0
Stellar temperature: 3,734 K
Stellar radius: 0.69 R☉
Stellar mass: 0.626 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.23 dex
Stellar age: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 16.0272 parsecs
Right ascension: 17h30m10.77s
Declination: -51d38m16.00s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Radial Velocity
Discovery year: 2,012
Publication date: 2012-12
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: La Silla Observatory
Telescope: 3.6 m ESO Telescope
Instrument: HARPS Spectrograph
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

Visual archive

Gallery

One image from GJ 676 A e.

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