Gas giant · GJ 876
GJ 876 b
ExoplanetsDiscovered 1998
Scientific overview
GJ 876 b is a gas giant orbiting GJ 876, completing an orbit every 61 days, about 15 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 1998 using the radial velocity method.
Host star
Planetary system — GJ 876 system
View the GJ 876 system (4 known planets).
Discovery and detection
Detection method
Radial Velocity Method
Discovery year
1998
Knowledge connections
- OrbitsGJ 876
- Member of systemGJ 876 system
- Discovered by methodRadial Velocity Method
- Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive