The GJ 357 system contains 3 exoplanets. It is located 30.80 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.34 solar masses |
Radius | 0.34 solar radiae |
Temperature | 3505 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.12 decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At 1.841 Earth masses, GJ 357 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 | 1.840 Earth masses |
Density | 5.600 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 1.217 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.035 AU |
Eccentricity | NaN |
Orbital Period | 3.931 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) |
Discovery Telescope | 0.1 m TESS Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | TESS CCD Array |
Discovery Date | 2019-08 |
Reference | Luque et al. 2019 |
At 3.403 Earth masses, GJ 357 c 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 | 3.400 Earth masses |
Density | 4.080 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 1.660 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.061 AU |
Eccentricity | NaN |
Orbital Period | 9.125 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | Multiple Observatories |
Discovery Telescope | Multiple Telescopes |
Discovery Instrument | Multiple Instruments |
Discovery Date | 2019-08 |
Reference | Luque et al. 2019 |
At more than 10 Earth masses, GJ 357 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 | 6.100 Earth masses |
Density | 2.620 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 2.340 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.204 AU |
Eccentricity | NaN |
Orbital Period | 55.661 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | Multiple Observatories |
Discovery Telescope | Multiple Telescopes |
Discovery Instrument | Multiple Instruments |
Discovery Date | 2019-08 |
Reference | Luque et al. 2019 |