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| | ]||]||5,6||0,072||0||Probably no. Likely to lie outside the habitable zone<ref>von Bloh et al. (2007). "The Habitability of Super-Earths in Gliese 581". Astronomy and Astrophysics 476 (3): 1365–1371.</ref>||<ref>Vogt, S. S.; et al. (2010). \"The Lick-Carnegie Exoplanet Survey: A 3.1 M_Earth Planet in the Habitable Zone of the Nearby M3V Star Gliese 581\".</ref>||]||20 | | ]||]||5,6||0,072||0||Probably no. Likely to lie outside the habitable zone<ref>von Bloh et al. (2007). "The Habitability of Super-Earths in Gliese 581". Astronomy and Astrophysics 476 (3): 1365–1371.</ref>||<ref>Vogt, S. S.; et al. (2010). \"The Lick-Carnegie Exoplanet Survey: A 3.1 M_Earth Planet in the Habitable Zone of the Nearby M3V Star Gliese 581\".</ref>||]||20 | ||
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| | ]||]||5,1||0,050||0,12||No. Orbits too close to the star||<ref>Vogt, Steven (2009). \"A Super-Earth and two Neptunes Orbiting the Nearby Sun-like star 61 Virginis</ref>||]||28 | | ]||]||5,1||0,050||0,12||No. Orbits too close to the star||<ref>Vogt, Steven (2009). \"A Super-Earth and two Neptunes Orbiting the Nearby Sun-like star 61 Virginis</ref>||]||28 | ||
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| ]||]||3,6||0.26||0.11||Possibly. Considered to be the best candidate for habitability (as of August 25, 2011)<ref>Kaltenegger, L.; Udry, S.; Pepe, F. (2011). A Habitable Planet around HD 85512?</ref>||<ref>Kaltenegger, L.; Udry, S.; Pepe, F. (2011). A Habitable Planet around HD 85512?</ref>||]||36 | ||
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| | ]||]||8,6||0,016||0,17||No. Orbits too close to the star||<ref>Rebekah et al.; Fabrycky (2010-05-21). \"Radial velocity planets de-aliased. A new, short period for Super-Earth 55 Cnc e\". The Astrophysical Journal 722: 937–953</ref>||]||40 | | ]||]||8,6||0,016||0,17||No. Orbits too close to the star||<ref>Rebekah et al.; Fabrycky (2010-05-21). \"Radial velocity planets de-aliased. A new, short period for Super-Earth 55 Cnc e\". The Astrophysical Journal 722: 937–953</ref>||]||40 | ||
Revision as of 23:24, 6 December 2011
This list of nearest terrestrial exoplanets contains known terrestrial ("rocky") exoplanets at a distance of up to 50 light-years from the Solar System, ordered by increasing distance. They are composed primarily of silicate rocks and/or metals. Within the Solar System, the terrestrial planets are the inner planets closest to the Sun.
There are ten terrestrial exoplanets in this list, two of whom probably lie inside the habitable zone.
| Name | Image (artist concept) | Mass (M⊕) | Semi-major axis (AU) | Eccentricity | habitable? | Main source | Star | Distance from Sol (ly) |
| Gliese 876 d |  |
6,8 | 0,021 | 0,21 | No. Surface temperature estimate: 157-377°C | Gliese 876 | 15 | |
| Gliese 581 e |  |
1,7 | 0,029 | 0 | No. It is unlikely to possess an atmosphere due to its high temperature | Gliese 581 | 20 | |
| Gliese 581 c | .jpg) |
5,6 | 0,072 | 0 | Probably no. Likely to lie outside the habitable zone | Gliese 581 | 20 | |
| Gliese 581 d |  |
5,6 | 0,218 | 0 | Possibly. Lies within the habitable zone | Gliese 581 | 20 | |
| 61 Virginis b |  |
5,1 | 0,050 | 0,12 | No. Orbits too close to the star | 61 Virginis | 28 | |
| HD 85512 b | .jpg) |
3,6 | 0.26 | 0.11 | Possibly. Considered to be the best candidate for habitability (as of August 25, 2011) | HD 85512 | 36 | |
| 55 Cancri e |  |
8,6 | 0,016 | 0,17 | No. Orbits too close to the star | 55 Cancri | 40 | |
| HD 40307 b | 4,2 | 0,047 | 0 | No. Orbits too close to the star | HD 40307 | 42 | ||
| HD 40307 c | 6,8 | 0,081 | 0 | No. Orbits too close to the star | HD 40307 | 42 | ||
| HD 40307 d | 9,2 | 0,134 | 0 | No. Orbits too close to the star | HD 40307 | 42 | ||
Note: all masses except of 55 Cancri e, HD 40307 b and Gliese 876 d are minimal masses
See also
- List of planetary systems
- List of nearest stars
- List of exoplanetary host stars
- List of Solar twins
- Interstellar travel
References
- Rivera, E. et al. (2005). "A ~7.5 M⊕ Planet Orbiting the Nearby Star, GJ 876". The Astrophysical Journal 634 (1): 625–640
- Eugenio J. Rivera, Gregory Laughlin, R. Paul Butler, Steven S. Vogt, Nader Haghighipour, Stefano Meschiari (2010). \"The Lick-Carnegie Exoplanet Survey: A Uranus-mass Fourth Planet for GJ 876 in an Extrasolar Laplace Configuration\".
- Vogt, S. S.; et al. (2010). \"The Lick-Carnegie Exoplanet Survey: A 3.1 M_Earth Planet in the Habitable Zone of the Nearby M3V Star Gliese 581
- von Bloh et al. (2007). "The Habitability of Super-Earths in Gliese 581". Astronomy and Astrophysics 476 (3): 1365–1371.
- Vogt, S. S.; et al. (2010). \"The Lick-Carnegie Exoplanet Survey: A 3.1 M_Earth Planet in the Habitable Zone of the Nearby M3V Star Gliese 581\".
- M. Mayor, X. Bonfils, T. Forveille, X. Delfosse, S. Udry, J.-L. Bertaux, H. Beust, F. Bouchy, C. Lovis, F. Pepe, C. Perrier, D. Queloz, N. C. Santos (2009). "The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets,XVIII. An Earth-mass planet in the GJ 581 planetary system".
- Vogt, S. S.; et al. (2010). \"The Lick-Carnegie Exoplanet Survey: A 3.1 M⊕ Planet in the Habitable Zone of the Nearby M3V Star Gliese 581
- Vogt, Steven (2009). \"A Super-Earth and two Neptunes Orbiting the Nearby Sun-like star 61 Virginis
- Kaltenegger, L.; Udry, S.; Pepe, F. (2011). A Habitable Planet around HD 85512?
- Kaltenegger, L.; Udry, S.; Pepe, F. (2011). A Habitable Planet around HD 85512?
- Rebekah et al.; Fabrycky (2010-05-21). \"Radial velocity planets de-aliased. A new, short period for Super-Earth 55 Cnc e\". The Astrophysical Journal 722: 937–953
- M. Mayor, S. Udry, C. Lovis, F. Pepe, D. Queloz, W. Benz, J.-L. Bertaux, F. Bouchy, C. Mordasini, D. Segransan (2009). \"The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets. XIII. A planetary system with 3 Super-Earths (4.2, 6.9, & 9.2 Earth masses)\". Astronomy and Astrophysics 493 (2): 639–644
- M. Mayor, S. Udry, C. Lovis, F. Pepe, D. Queloz, W. Benz, J.-L. Bertaux, F. Bouchy, C. Mordasini, D. Segransan (2009). \"The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets. XIII. A planetary system with 3 Super-Earths (4.2, 6.9, & 9.2 Earth masses)\". Astronomy and Astrophysics 493 (2): 639–644
- M. Mayor, S. Udry, C. Lovis, F. Pepe, D. Queloz, W. Benz, J.-L. Bertaux, F. Bouchy, C. Mordasini, D. Segransan (2009). \"The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets. XIII. A planetary system with 3 Super-Earths (4.2, 6.9, & 9.2 Earth masses)\". Astronomy and Astrophysics 493 (2): 639–644.
