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Gliese 876 b

Astronomical discovery
Gliese 876 b is an exoplanet orbiting the red dwarf Gliese 876. It completes one orbit in approximately 61 days. Discovered in June 1998, Gliese 876 b was the first planet to be discovered orbiting a red dwarf. Wikipedia
Discoverer: Geoffrey Marcy
Orbits: Gliese 876
Discovered: June 22, 1998
Argument of perihelion: 35.5+4.1; −4.4 º
Detection method: Doppler spectroscopy
Mass: 845.2+9.5; −9.4 M🜨
Orbital period (sidereal): 61.1057±0.0074 d