GJ 1214 b · Asteria Star

Scientific overview

GJ 1214 b is a mini-neptune orbiting GJ 1214, completing an orbit every 1.5804 days, about 48 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2009 using the transit method.

Host star

Onkaria

Spectral type

M4 V

Temperature

3,101 K

Mass

0.182 M☉

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Transit Method

Discovery year

2009

Knowledge connections

OrbitsOnkaria
Discovered by methodTransit Method
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive
Similar toMini-Neptune

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