aegluste

Aegluste is a proposed but unconfirmed exoplanet candidate located within the Gliese 581 planetary system. This system is a red dwarf star approximately 20.5 light-years away from Earth. The existence of Aegluste has been inferred from subtle gravitational perturbations observed in the orbits of other planets within the Gliese 581 system, specifically Gliese 581g.

The initial discovery and subsequent analysis suggesting Aegluste's presence were part of research aimed at understanding the Gliese 581 system's complex orbital dynamics. While some astronomers proposed a fifth planet, tentatively named Aegluste, to account for these anomalies, its existence has not been definitively confirmed through direct observation. Further observations and more precise measurements are required to either validate or refute the presence of Aegluste. If confirmed, Aegluste's characteristics, such as its mass and orbital parameters, would be of significant interest to planetary scientists studying planet formation and evolution around red dwarf stars. The Gliese 581 system is notable for housing potentially habitable exoplanets, making any further discoveries within it particularly compelling.