The GJ 414 A system contains 2 exoplanets. It is located 38.78 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.65 solar masses |
Radius | 0.68 solar radiae |
Temperature | 4120 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.24 decimal exponent |
Age | 12.4 billion years |
At more than 10 Earth masses, GJ 414 A 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 | 7.600 Earth masses |
Density | 2.300 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 2.630 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.2324 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.45 |
Orbital Period | 50.800 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | W. M. Keck Observatory |
Discovery Telescope | 10 m Keck I Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | HIRES Spectrometer |
Discovery Date | 2021-02 |
Reference | Dedrick et al. 2021 |
At more than 50 Earth masses, GJ 414 A c is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 53.830 Earth masses |
Density | 0.499 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 8.400 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 1.4 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.105 |
Orbital Period | 749.830 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | W. M. Keck Observatory |
Discovery Telescope | 10 m Keck I Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | HIRES Spectrometer |
Discovery Date | 2021-02 |
Reference | Dedrick et al. 2021 |