CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Sub-Neptune
GJ 581 c
Orbits Host Star: GJ 581
(Type M3.0 V)
· Distance: 20.500 Light-Years (6.298 pc)
Planetary Radius
2.500 R⊕
Planetary Mass
6.810 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.09 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
346K (+73°C / +163°F)
Orbital Period
12.921 days
Discovery Year
2007 (Radial Velocity)
Habitability Assessment
☁️ Gaseous Envelope: With a radius exceeding 2.2 Earth radii, this world is modeled as a volatile-rich sub-Neptune or Jovian gas giant without a defined solid surface boundary.
Discovery Facility: La Silla Observatory.
Other Worlds in the GJ 581 System (2)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS