The GJ 229 system contains 2 exoplanets. It is located 18.77 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.51 solar masses |
Radius | 0.46 solar radiae |
Temperature | 3912.54 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | - decimal exponent |
Age | 0.4 billion years |
At more than 10 Earth masses, GJ 229 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 | 8.576 Earth masses |
Density | 1.990 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 2.870 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.384214 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.365639 |
Orbital Period | 121.933 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | Multiple Facilities |
Discovery Telescope | Multiple Telescopes |
Discovery Instrument | Multiple Instruments |
Discovery Date | 2020-01 |
Reference | Feng et al. 2020 |
At more than 10 Earth masses, GJ 229 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 | 14.850 Earth masses |
Density | 1.310 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 3.960 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 1.086215 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.403522 |
Orbital Period | 579.475 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | Multiple Observatories |
Discovery Telescope | Multiple Telescopes |
Discovery Instrument | Multiple Instruments |
Discovery Date | 2014-06 |
Reference | Tuomi et al. 2014 |