Exoplanet

Gaia-2 b

Orbiting Gaia-2

Overview

Gaia-2 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Gaia-2, discovered in 2022 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

14.82

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

259.67

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

209.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

14.82

Mass (Earth masses)

259.67

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Panahi et al. 2022

Orbital Period

3.692+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0467+0.00150.0015au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

259.67+14.9414.94

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.8170+0.04700.0470

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

107.10+6.206.20m/s

Distance from Earth

209.2 pc (~682 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5720 K

Mass (Solar)

1.00 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.06 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

110.7353°, 67.2527°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2022

Data Sources

Source ID: Gaia-2 b

System Context

Gaia-2 b orbits Gaia-2 and was reported in 2022 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 14.82 Earth radii, a mass of 259.67 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 3.69 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 209.2 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

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