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Constellation
  
Eridanus

Magnitude
  
10.894

Apparent magnitude (V)
  
10.894

Gliese 180

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Gliese  180 (often shortened to GJ 180), is a red dwarf star, known to have two planets Gliese 180 b and Gliese 180 c. It is located approximately 40 light-years away from Earth.

According to the Planetary Habitability Laboratory (PHL) in Puerto Rico, both worlds in the system may be classifiable as potentially habitable planets. Planet Gliese 180 b and Gliese 180 c have masses of 6.4 and 8.3 Earth masses, respectively. However, Dr Mikko Tuomi, of the UK’s University of Hertfordshire, whose team identified the planets, disagreed, stating:

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