Gas giant · GJ 179
GJ 179 b
ExoplanetsDiscovered 2009
Scientific overview
GJ 179 b is a gas giant orbiting GJ 179, completing an orbit every 2288 days, about 40 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2009 using the radial velocity method.
Host star
Discovery and detection
Knowledge connections
- OrbitsGJ 179
- Discovered by methodRadial Velocity Method
- Discovered atW. M. Keck Observatory
- Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive