Exoplanet

GJ 143 b

Orbiting GJ 143

Overview

GJ 143 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star GJ 143, discovered in 2019 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.61

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

22.70

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

35.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

16.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

422

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

2.61

Mass (Earth masses)

22.70

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

422 K

Parameter source: Dragomir et al. 2019

Orbital Period

35.613+0.0010.001days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1915+0.00580.0063au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

22.70+2.201.90

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0714+0.00690.0060

Eccentricity

0.1880+0.07600.0780

Epoch of Periastron

2458350.80+1.601.10days(BJD-TDB)

Argument of Periastron

98.0+21.017.0deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

5.51+0.410.33m/s

Distance from Earth

16.3 pc (~53 ly)

Spectral Type

K4.5

Temperature

4640 K

Mass (Solar)

0.73 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.69 R☉

Luminosity

-0.69 log L☉

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

51.7502°, -63.5002°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2019

Data Sources

Source ID: GJ 143 b

System Context

GJ 143 b orbits GJ 143 and was reported in 2019 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.61 Earth radii, a mass of 22.7 Earth masses, an orbital period of 35.61 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 422 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 16.3 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K4.5, and 2 known planets in the system.

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