GJ 414 A

Planetary system · 38.8 light-years away · also HD 97101, HIP 54646

GJ 414 A is 38.8 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this K7 V star; the first was found in 2021 by radial velocity (W. M. Keck Observatory).

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Worth knowing

GJ 414 A b goes round its star every 50.8 days, 1.7 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

GJ 414 A is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only GJ 414 A and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeK7 V
Surface temperature4,120 K
Mass0.65 solar masses
Radius0.68 solar radii
Luminosity0.119 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude8.31
Ageabout 12.4 billion years
Distance from the Sun38.8 light-years (11.9 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 167.7745°, Dec 30.4452°
ConstellationUrsa Major

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
GJ 414 A b50.8 days0.232 AU2.63 R⊕7.6 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2021
GJ 414 A c749.8 days1.400 AU8.4 R⊕53.83 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2021

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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