CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Gas Giant
GJ 876 b
Orbits Host Star: GJ 876
(Type M2.5V)
· Distance: 15.200 Light-Years (4.675 pc)
Planetary Radius
13.300 R⊕
Planetary Mass
723.224 M⊕
Surface Gravity
4.09 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
191K (-82°C / -116°F)
Orbital Period
61.117 days
Discovery Year
1998 (Radial Velocity)
Habitability Assessment
☁️ Gaseous Envelope: With a radius exceeding 2.2 Earth radii, this world is modeled as a volatile-rich sub-Neptune or Jovian gas giant without a defined solid surface boundary.
Discovery Facility: Multiple Observatories.
Other Worlds in the GJ 876 System (3)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS