The GJ 179 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 40.30 light years away from the solar system.
| Mass | 0.36 solar masses |
| Radius | 0.38 solar radiae |
| Temperature | 3370 kelvin |
| Stellar Metallicity | 0.3 decimal exponent |
| Age | - billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, GJ 179 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
| Mass | 260.610 Earth masses |
| Density | 0.533 grams per cubic centimeter |
| Radius | 13.900 Earth radiae |
| Semi-major Axis | 2.41 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.21 |
| Orbital Period | 2288.000 days |
| Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
| Discovery Facility | W. M. Keck Observatory |
| Discovery Telescope | 10 m Keck I Telescope |
| Discovery Instrument | HIRES Spectrometer |
| Discovery Date | 2010-10 |
| Reference | Howard et al. 2010 |