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The nearest such planet was then as close as 12 light-years away [7] [8] but (see below) is now estimated slightly above four light-years away. On August 24, 2016, astronomers announced the discovery of a rocky planet in the habitable zone of Proxima Centauri , the closest star to Earth (not counting the Sun).
Proxima Centauri b is the closest exoplanet to Earth, [20] at a distance of about 4.2 ly (1.3 parsecs). [5] It orbits Proxima Centauri every 11.186 Earth days at a distance of about 0.049 AU, [1] over 20 times closer to Proxima Centauri than Earth is to the Sun. [21] As of 2021, it is unclear whether it has an eccentricity [e] [24] but Proxima Centauri b is unlikely to have any obliquity. [25]
Kepler-69c has gone through a similar process; though initially estimated to be potentially habitable, [66] it was quickly realized that the planet is more likely to be similar to Venus, [67] and is thus no longer considered habitable. [1] Several other planets, such as Gliese 180 b, also appear to be examples of planets once considered ...
Epsilon Indi Ab, 12 light-years away, with its parent star Epsilon Indi A blacked out, as pictured by JWST in 2023. [1] Distribution of nearest known exoplanets as of March 2018
Gliese 667 Cc (also known as GJ 667 Cc, HR 6426 Cc, or HD 156384 Cc) [2] is an exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone of the red dwarf star Gliese 667 C, which is a member of the Gliese 667 triple star system, approximately 23.62 light-years (7.24 parsecs; 223.5 trillion kilometres) away in the constellation of Scorpius.
The closest exoplanet around a solitary star. Also located in the second closest star system to the Sun, after Alpha Centauri. [6] Not to be confused with the disproved planet Barnard's Star b of 2018, which shared the same name. BD+00 444b 0.0151 ± 0.0035 0.2108 ± 0.0059 15.669 0.105 ± 0.025 519 ± 6 transit 77.99 ± 0.036 0.642 ± 0.026 ...
The planet, dubbed Proxima b because it orbits Proxima Centauri, is thought to be a rocky and slightly more massive than Earth -- but that's not all. Scientists discover Earth-like planet orbiting ...
Closest star to the Sun and closest star to the Sun with a multiplanetary system. Planet b is potentially habitable. ... is a potentially habitable planet. [141 ...