CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Sub-Neptune
GJ 163 b
Orbits Host Star: GJ 163
(Type M)
· Distance: 49.300 Light-Years (15.129 pc)
Planetary Radius
3.250 R⊕
Planetary Mass
10.600 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
438K (+165°C / +329°F)
Orbital Period
8.632 days
Discovery Year
2013 (Radial Velocity)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (438 K · +165°C / +329°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: La Silla Observatory.
Other Worlds in the GJ 163 System (2)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS