GJ 876 d
Orbiting GJ 876
GJ 876 d is an exoplanet orbiting the star GJ 876, discovered in 2005 using the Radial Velocity method.
Mass
6.83
Earth masses
Orbital Period
1.9
days
Distance
4.7
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Mass (Earth masses)
6.83
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Rivera et al. 2010
Orbital Period
1.938+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0208+0.0000−0.0000au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
6.83+0.40−0.40
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.0210+0.0010−0.0010
Eccentricity
0.2070+0.0550−0.0550
Epoch of Periastron
2450602.09days
Argument of Periastron
234.0+20.0−20.0deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
6.56+0.37−0.37m/s
Distance from Earth
4.7 pc (~15 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
Unknown
Mass (Solar)
0.32 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.30 R☉
Luminosity
-1.91 log L☉
Planets in System
4
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
343.3240°, -14.2666°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
2005
Source ID: GJ 876 d
GJ 876 d orbits GJ 876 and was reported in 2005 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a mass of 6.83 Earth masses and an orbital period of 1.94 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 4.7 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.
Host star
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