GJ 163 c · Asteria Star

Scientific overview

GJ 163 c is a mini-neptune orbiting GJ 163, completing an orbit every 26 days, about 49 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2013 using the radial velocity method.

Host star

GJ 163

Spectral type

M

Temperature

3,500 K

Mass

0.4 M☉

Planetary system — GJ 163 system

View the GJ 163 system (3 known planets).

Planet	Class	Radius (R⊕)	Period (d)	Distance (ly)
GJ 163 bRadial Velocity · 2013	Mini-Neptune	3.25	8.6318	49
GJ 163 cRadial Velocity · 2013	Mini-Neptune	2.5	25.6306	49
GJ 163 dRadial Velocity · 2013	Gas giant	5.92	604	49

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Radial Velocity Method

Discovery year

2013

Discovered at

La Silla Observatory

Knowledge connections

OrbitsGJ 163
Member of systemGJ 163 system
Discovered by methodRadial Velocity Method
Discovered atLa Silla Observatory
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

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