Gliese 667 Cb

Gliese 667 Cb is an exoplanet orbiting the star Gliese 667 C,

a member of the Gliese 667 triple-star system. It is the most Gliese 667 Cb
massive planet discovered in the system and is likely a super-
Earth or a mini-Neptune. Orbital-stability analysis indicates
that it cannot be more than twice its minimum mass. It orbits
too close to the star to be in the habitable zone and thus not
suitable for life as we know it.[1] Eccentricity analysis
indicates that Gliese 667 Cb is not a rocky planet.[2]
Artist's impression of Gliese 667 Cb if
The planet is likely to be tidally locked. Thus, one side of the
rocky with the Gliese 667 AB binary in
planet is in permanent daylight and the other side in
the background
permanent darkness.[3]
Discovery

References Discovery date 2009

Detection Radial velocity
1. Anglada-Escudé, Guillem; et al. (7 June 2013). "A method
dynamically-packed planetary system around GJ (European Southern
667C with three super-Earths in its habitable zone" Observatory)
(https://web.archive.org/web/20130630214924/htt Orbital characteristics
p://www.eso.org/public/archives/releases/sciencepa
Semi-major 0.050 432 ± 0.000 001
pers/eso1328/eso1328a.pdf) (PDF). Astronomy & axis
Astrophysics. 556: A126. arXiv:1306.6074 (https://ar AU
xiv.org/abs/1306.6074). Eccentricity 0.112
Bibcode:2013A&A...556A.126A (https://ui.adsabs.h
Orbital period 7.2006 d
arvard.edu/abs/2013A&A...556A.126A). (sidereal)
doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201321331 (https://doi.org/1
0.1051%2F0004-6361%2F201321331). Inclination >30
S2CID 14559800 (https://api.semanticscholar.org/C Semi-amplitude 3.8
orpusID:14559800). Archived from the original (htt
Star Gliese 667C
p://www.eso.org/public/archives/releases/sciencepa
pers/eso1328/eso1328a.pdf) (PDF) on 30 June Physical characteristics
2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013. Mass 5.94–~12 MEarth
2. "The high multiplicity systems Gliese 667C and KOI
Temperature 473 K (200 °C;
3158" (http://nexsci.caltech.edu/conferences/KeplerI
I/agenda.shtml). Second Kepler Science 392 °F)
Conference. 5 November 2013. Retrieved
27 February 2018.
3. Potentially Habitable Planets of Star Gliese 667C
Explained (Infographic) - Space.com (https://www.s
pace.com/21712-habitable-alien-planets-gliese-667
c-infographic.html)

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