Exoplanet

GJ 86 b

Orbiting GJ 86

Overview

GJ 86 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star GJ 86, discovered in 1999 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

1404.81

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

15.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

10.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

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

1404.81

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017

Orbital Period

15.765+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1100+0.00000.0000au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

1404.81+63.5763.57

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

4.4200+0.20000.2000

Eccentricity

0.0400+0.01000.0100

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

376.70+2.902.90m/s

Distance from Earth

10.8 pc (~35 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5182 K

Mass (Solar)

0.93 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.77 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

32.6225°, -50.8210°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

1999

Data Sources

Source ID: GJ 86 b

System Context

GJ 86 b orbits GJ 86 and was reported in 1999 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 1,404.81 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 15.76 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 10.8 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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