GJ 229 b
Orbiting GJ 229
GJ 229 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star GJ 229, discovered in 2014 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
14.94
Earth masses
Orbital Period
579.5
days
Distance
5.8
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
14.94
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Feng et al. 2022
Orbital Period
579.475+1.679−1.414days
Semi-Major Axis
1.0860+0.0150−0.0150au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
14.94+0.95−1.27
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
0.0470+0.0030−0.0040
Eccentricity
0.4040+0.1050−0.1240
Epoch of Periastron
2449954.33+17.74−15.58days(BJD)
Argument of Periastron
246.9+9.0−8.0deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
1.97+0.16−0.17m/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
2014
Source ID: GJ 229 b
GJ 229 b orbits GJ 229 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 14.94 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 579.47 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 5.8 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.
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