GJ 179 b · Asteria Star

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

GJ 179

Spectral type

M3.5 V

Temperature

3,370 K

Mass

0.357 M☉

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Radial Velocity Method

Discovery year

2009

Discovered at

W. M. Keck Observatory

Knowledge connections

OrbitsGJ 179
Discovered by methodRadial Velocity Method
Discovered atW. M. Keck Observatory
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

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