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GJ 179 b

Orbiting GJ 179, discovered in 2009 (7514) by W. M. Keck Observatory via the Radial Velocity method.

Planet

RadiusUnknown
Mass260.61 M⊕
Orbital period2288.00 Earth days (~6.3 Earth years)
Orbital eccentricity0.210
Equilibrium temperatureUnknown

Host star — GJ 179

Temperature3370 K (3097 °C)
Radius0.38 R☉
Mass0.36 M☉

Location

Distance from Earth12.4 pc (~40 light-years)
Right ascension / Declination73.0245 / 6.4752

Last refreshed 2026-09-14 from NASA's Exoplanet Archive.