Exoplanet

GJ 229 A c

Orbiting GJ 229

Overview

GJ 229 A c is an exoplanet orbiting the star GJ 229, discovered in 2020 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

8.58

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

121.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

5.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)

8.58

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Feng et al. 2022

Orbital Period

121.933+0.0670.082days

Semi-Major Axis

0.3840+0.00500.0050au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

8.58+0.640.64

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

0.0270+0.00200.0020

Eccentricity

0.3660+0.06500.0630

Epoch of Periastron

2450370.18+2.822.53days(BJD)

Argument of Periastron

128.6+9.29.4deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

1.87+0.130.13m/s

Distance from Earth

5.8 pc (~19 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

0.51 M☉

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

3

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

92.6436°, -21.8677°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2020

Data Sources

Source ID: GJ 229 A c

System Context

GJ 229 A c orbits GJ 229 and was reported in 2020 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 8.58 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 121.93 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 5.8 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

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