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 |