Exoplanet

GJ 876 e

Orbiting GJ 876

Overview

GJ 876 e is an exoplanet orbiting the star GJ 876, discovered in 2010 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Mass

14.60

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

124.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

4.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Mass (Earth masses)

14.60

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rivera et al. 2010

Orbital Period

124.260+0.7000.700days

Semi-Major Axis

0.3343+0.00130.0013au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

14.60+1.701.70

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0460+0.00500.0050

Eccentricity

0.0550+0.01200.0120

Epoch of Periastron

2450602.09days

Argument of Periastron

239.0+22.022.0deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

3.42+0.390.39m/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

2010

Data Sources

Source ID: GJ 876 e

System Context

GJ 876 e orbits GJ 876 and was reported in 2010 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a mass of 14.6 Earth masses and an orbital period of 124.26 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 4.7 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.

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