The GJ 251 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 18.20 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.36 solar masses |
Radius | 0.36 solar radiae |
Temperature | 3451 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.03 decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At 4.004 Earth masses, GJ 251 b is a so called Super Earth. Super Earths could be terrestrial worlds like Earth, but they could also be ocean worlds or terrestrial worlds wrapped in a substantial atmosphere, in which case some refer to them as Mini Neptunes.
Mass | 4.000 Earth masses |
Density | 3.590 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 1.830 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0818 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.1 |
Orbital Period | 14.238 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | W. M. Keck Observatory |
Discovery Telescope | 10 m Keck I Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | HIRES Spectrometer |
Discovery Date | 2020-11 |
Reference | Stock et al. 2020 |