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GJ 581 e

Orbiting GJ 581, discovered in 2009 (7514) by La Silla Observatory via the Radial Velocity method.

Planet

RadiusUnknown
Mass2.48 M⊕
Orbital period3.15 Earth days (~0.0 Earth years)
Orbital eccentricity0.012
Equilibrium temperatureUnknown

Host star — GJ 581

Temperature3500 K (3227 °C)
Radius0.30 R☉
Mass0.29 M☉

Location

Distance from Earth6.3 pc (~21 light-years)
Right ascension / Declination229.8565 / -7.7227

Last refreshed 2026-09-14 from NASA's Exoplanet Archive.