Gliese 876 b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the red dwarf star Gliese 876 every 60.940 days. Discovered in June 1998, Gliese 876 b was the first planet to be discovered orbiting a red dwarf star. It is the outermost known planet in its planetary system.
Gliese 876 b was discovered independently by two different teams, one led by Geoffrey Marcy (with data from Keck Observatory and Lick Observatory) and the other by Xavier Delfosse (at Geneva Obs...
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