GJ 163 b
Orbiting GJ 163
GJ 163 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star GJ 163, discovered in 2013 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
10.60
Earth masses
Orbital Period
8.6
days
Distance
15.1
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
10.60
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Bonfils et al. 2013
Orbital Period
8.632+0.002−0.002days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0607+0.0000−0.0000au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
10.60+0.60−0.60
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
0.0334+0.0019−0.0019
Eccentricity
0.0730+0.0500−0.0500
Epoch of Periastron
2455042.55+0.01−0.01days
Argument of Periastron
70.7+54.6−54.6deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
6.13+0.33−0.33m/s
Distance from Earth
15.1 pc (~49 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
Unknown
Mass (Solar)
Unknown
Radius (Solar)
Unknown
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
3
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
62.3228°, -53.3712°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
2013
Source ID: GJ 163 b
GJ 163 b orbits GJ 163 and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 10.6 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 8.63 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 15.1 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.
Host star
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