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Gas giant · GJ 86

GJ 86 b

ExoplanetsDiscovered 1999

Scientific overview

GJ 86 b is a gas giant orbiting GJ 86, completing an orbit every 16 days, about 35 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 1999 using the radial velocity method.

Host star

Host star
GJ 86
Spectral type
K1V
Temperature
5,182 K
Mass
0.93 M☉

Discovery and detection

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