The GJ 163 system contains 3 exoplanets. It is located 49.34 light years away from the solar system.
| Mass | 0.4 solar masses |
| Radius | 0.41 solar radiae |
| Temperature | 3500 kelvin |
| Stellar Metallicity | 0.1 decimal exponent |
| Age | 6 billion years |
At more than 10 Earth masses, GJ 163 b is an ice giant, a planet that is made up mostly of volatiles like water, amonia and methane, and enveloped by a dense hydrogen and helium atmosphere, much like Uranus and Neptune.
| Mass | 10.600 Earth masses |
| Density | 1.700 grams per cubic centimeter |
| Radius | 3.250 Earth radiae |
| Semi-major Axis | 0.0607 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.073 |
| Orbital Period | 8.632 days |
| Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
| Discovery Facility | La Silla Observatory |
| Discovery Telescope | 3.6 m ESO Telescope |
| Discovery Instrument | HARPS Spectrograph |
| Discovery Date | 2013-08 |
| Reference | Bonfils et al. 2013 |
At more than 10 Earth masses, GJ 163 c is an ice giant, a planet that is made up mostly of volatiles like water, amonia and methane, and enveloped by a dense hydrogen and helium atmosphere, much like Uranus and Neptune.
| Mass | 6.800 Earth masses |
| Density | 2.390 grams per cubic centimeter |
| Radius | 2.500 Earth radiae |
| Semi-major Axis | 0.1254 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.099 |
| Orbital Period | 25.631 days |
| Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
| Discovery Facility | La Silla Observatory |
| Discovery Telescope | 3.6 m ESO Telescope |
| Discovery Instrument | HARPS Spectrograph |
| Discovery Date | 2013-08 |
| Reference | Bonfils et al. 2013 |
At more than 10 Earth masses, GJ 163 d is an ice giant, a planet that is made up mostly of volatiles like water, amonia and methane, and enveloped by a dense hydrogen and helium atmosphere, much like Uranus and Neptune.
| Mass | 29.400 Earth masses |
| Density | 0.779 grams per cubic centimeter |
| Radius | 5.920 Earth radiae |
| Semi-major Axis | 1.0304 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.373 |
| Orbital Period | 603.951 days |
| Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
| Discovery Facility | La Silla Observatory |
| Discovery Telescope | 3.6 m ESO Telescope |
| Discovery Instrument | HARPS Spectrograph |
| Discovery Date | 2013-08 |
| Reference | Bonfils et al. 2013 |