According to Wikipedia, as of January $1,2024,5,576$ extrasolar planets have been identified. One of the closest multiple$-$planet solar systems to our own is around the star Gliese $876,$ about $15$ light$-$years away, and it contains four planets. One takes $58\mathrm{.}6$ Earth days to revolve, at a distance of $3\mathrm{.}41$ x $107$ kilometers from Gliese $876.$ Another planet takes $126$ Earth days to revolve. How far is this second planet from Gliese $876?$

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