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Barnard c

Orbiting Barnard's star | 1.8 parsecs away

2025

Discovered

0.3

Earth Masses

400

Temperature (K)

Discovery Information

Discovery MethodRadial Velocity
Discovery Year2,025
Discovery FacilityGemini Observatory

Orbital Properties

Orbital Period4.1244 days
Semi-Major Axis0.0274 AU
Eccentricity0.08

Physical Properties

Mass (Jupiter)0.0011 MJ
Mass (Earth)0.335 M⊕
Eq. Temperature400 K
Planetary Extremes

Where Barnard c sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.

Mass0.3 M⊕
FeatherweightColossus
Temperature400 K
FrozenInferno
Year Length4.1 days
LightningGlacial
Star Distance0.027 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
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Orbit Comparison
EarthBarnard c
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)Barnard c: 4.1 Earth days (0.027 AU)
Host Star: Barnard's star

Spectral TypeM3.5-4 V
Effective Temperature3,195 K
Mass0.162 M☉
Radius0.185 R☉
Size vs Sun5.41x smaller
Luminosity0.0036 L☉
Luminosity vs Sun281.7x dimmer
Metallicity [Fe/H]-0.56
Distance (pc)1.8266 pc
Distance (ly)6.0 light-years
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