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 |