Finding Earth 2.0
GJ 229 · M1.5V

GJ 229 b

Rank #2847 of the ranked catalogue · Discovered by Radial Velocity in 2014

HZ 0%M sin i

0.089

Earth-2.0 index

0.286

Earth Similarity Index

0%

Habitable-zone probability

3.97 R⊕

Radius

Planet

Mass14.938 M⊕M sin i
Bulk density1.310 g/cm³
Orbital period579.4750 days
Semi-major axis1.08600 au
Eccentricity0.404
Incident flux0.024 S⊕
Equilibrium temperature99.7 K
Maximum angular separation188.66 masReflected-light contrast 2.32e-9 at Aᵍ = 0.30 and Lambertian quadrature.
Composite parameter sources5 · mixedThe archive may select different publications for different parameters; mixed-source is disclosed, not automatically penalised.
Default-solution coverage50%0% median composite-to-default difference over shared parameters.

Host star & system

HostGJ 229
Spectral typeM1.5V
Effective temperature3564 K
Radius0.460 R☉
Mass0.509 M☉
Distance5.8 pc / 18.8 ly
DiscoveryRadial Velocity, 2014