GJ 96 b
Orbiting GJ 96
GJ 96 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star GJ 96, discovered in 2018 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
19.66
Earth masses
Orbital Period
73.9
days
Distance
11.9
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
19.66
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Hobson et al. 2018
Orbital Period
73.940+0.330−0.380days
Semi-Major Axis
0.2910+0.0050−0.0050au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
19.66+2.42−2.30
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
0.0619+0.0076−0.0072
Eccentricity
0.4400+0.0900−0.1100
Epoch of Periastron
2455556.39+10.57−8.98days(BJD)
Argument of Periastron
339.6+12.4−14.5deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
4.69+0.72−0.62m/s
Distance from Earth
11.9 pc (~39 ly)
Spectral Type
M2
Temperature
3785 K
Mass (Solar)
0.60 M☉
Radius (Solar)
Unknown
Luminosity
-1.05 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
35.5624°, 47.8802°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
2018
Source ID: GJ 96 b
GJ 96 b orbits GJ 96 and was reported in 2018 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 19.66 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 73.94 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 11.9 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as M2, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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