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GJ 1214 b

Orbiting GJ 1214, discovered in 2009 (7514) by MEarth Project via the Transit method.

Planet

Radius2.73 R⊕
Mass8.41 M⊕
Orbital period1.58 Earth days (~0.0 Earth years)
Orbital eccentricity0.006
Equilibrium temperature567 K (294 °C)

Host star — GJ 1214

Temperature3101 K (2828 °C)
Radius0.22 R☉
Mass0.18 M☉

Location

Distance from Earth14.6 pc (~48 light-years)
Right ascension / Declination258.8314 / 4.9607

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