GJ 849 b · Asteria Star

Scientific overview

GJ 849 b is a gas giant orbiting GJ 849, completing an orbit every 1925 days, about 29 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2006 using the radial velocity method.

Host star

GJ 849

Spectral type

M3.5

Temperature

3,467 K

Mass

0.45 M☉

Planetary system — GJ 849 system

View the GJ 849 system (2 known planets).

Planet	Class	Radius (R⊕)	Period (d)	Distance (ly)
GJ 849 bRadial Velocity · 2006	Gas giant	13.9	1925	29
GJ 849 cRadial Velocity · 2014	Gas giant	13.8	5990	29

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Radial Velocity Method

Discovery year

2006

Discovered at

W. M. Keck Observatory

Knowledge connections

OrbitsGJ 849
Member of systemGJ 849 system
Discovered by methodRadial Velocity Method
Discovered atW. M. Keck Observatory
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

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