The GJ 9066 system contains 2 exoplanets. It is located 14.58 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.15 solar masses |
Radius | 0.16 solar radiae |
Temperature | 3154 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.13 decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At more than 10 Earth masses, GJ 9066 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 | 30.900 Earth masses |
Density | 0.748 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 6.100 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.403 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.18 |
Orbital Period | 241.883 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | Multiple Observatories |
Discovery Telescope | Multiple Telescopes |
Discovery Instrument | Multiple Instruments |
Discovery Date | 2020-10 |
Reference | Feng et al. 2020 |
At more than 50 Earth masses, GJ 9066 c is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 66.744 Earth masses |
Density | 0.415 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 9.600 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.88 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.46 |
Orbital Period | 771.360 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | Multiple Observatories |
Discovery Telescope | Multiple Telescopes |
Discovery Instrument | Multiple Instruments |
Discovery Date | 2020-10 |
Reference | Feng et al. 2020 |