Orbital Distance (a=AUs) | Orbital Period (P=years) | Orbital Eccentricity (e) | Orbital Inclination (i=degrees) | Mass (Solar) | Diameter (Solar) | Density (Earths) | Surface Gravity (Earths) | Metallicity (Solar) | |
Center of Mass | 0.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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Gliese 229 | 3.1 | 340? | ? | ? | 0.56-0.58 | 0.53 | ... | ... | ... |
Inner H.Z. Edge? | 0.231 | 0.148 | 0.0 | ? | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Outer H.Z. Edge? | 0.450 | 0.403 | 0.0 | ? | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Gliese 229 b | 35.9 | 340? | ? | ? | 0.025-0.065 | 0.009-0.0011 | ... | ... | ... |
NOTE: This animation attempts to relate the possible orbits of Gliese 229, its brown dwarf companion ("b"), and a habitable zone around Gliese 229 to their common center of mass. The initial display does not show the system's actual orbital tilt ("inclination") from the visual perspective of an observer on Earth, which is unknown at present. Indeed, while it is known that the current separation between the star and its substellar companion is about 39 AUs (nearly Pluto's "average" distance from Sol), important orbital elements such as semi-major axis and eccentricity remain to be established.
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