Exoplanet

GJ 422 b

Orbiting GJ 422

Overview

GJ 422 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star GJ 422, discovered in 2014 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

11.07

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

20.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

12.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

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

11.07

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Feng et al. 2020

Orbital Period

20.129+0.0050.005days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1110+0.00400.0040au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

11.07+1.121.12

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

0.0348+0.00350.0035

Eccentricity

0.1100+0.04000.0400

Argument of Periastron

265.0+18.018.0deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

4.47+0.340.34m/s

Distance from Earth

12.7 pc (~41 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

0.35 M☉

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

168.9810°, -57.5426°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: GJ 422 b

System Context

GJ 422 b orbits GJ 422 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 11.07 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 20.13 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 12.7 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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