CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Super-Earth
GJ 581 e
Orbits Host Star: GJ 581
(Type M3.0 V)
· Distance: 20.500 Light-Years (6.298 pc)
Planetary Radius
1.380 R⊕
Planetary Mass
2.480 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.3 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
554K (+281°C / +538°F)
Orbital Period
3.148 days
Discovery Year
2009 (Radial Velocity)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (554 K · +281°C / +538°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: La Silla Observatory.
Other Worlds in the GJ 581 System (2)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS