HD 85512 b

Gliese 370 b ( after Henry Draper Catalogue HD 85512 b ) is an extrasolar planet orbiting Gliese 370, a K - type star is orbiting. The planet is about 36 light-years from Earth and is located in the constellation Vela.

The planet is located at the inner edge of the habitable zone, far enough away from its central star that water still occurs in liquid form. Due to its mass of 3, 6 Earth masses, he is one of the super-Earths.

Properties

Gliese 370 b requires 54 days to Gliese 370 to circle once, which have approximately a distance of 0.69 AU. The temperature in the upper atmosphere, is estimated at 298 K (25 ° C).

Discovery

Gliese 370 b was discovered by scientists at the University of Geneva, headed by Stéphane Udry of the GTO schweitzer astronomer program of HARPS (High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher ) on August 17, 2011.