G 9-40 b

G 9-40 b is a Super-Earth exoplanet that has an orbital period of 5.7 days. The host star is a red dwarf located 91 light years away from Earth between Cancer and Hydra. The planet was discovered in 2019.[3][4]

G 9-40 b
Discovery[1]
Discovery dateDecember 2019
radial velocity and transit
Orbital characteristics[1][2]
0.0385+0.0078
0.0053
AU
Eccentricity0
5.7459982±0.0000020 d
Inclination88.57+0.63
0.47
Physical characteristics[2]
Mean radius
1.900±0.065R🜨
Mass4.00±0.63M🜨
Mean density
3.20+0.63
0.58
10.8±1.8 m/s2
Temperature440.6±7.6

    See also

    References

    1. Stefánsson, Guðmundur; et al. (2019), "A sub-Neptune sized planet transiting the M2.5-dwarf G 9-40: Validation with the Habitable-zone Planet Finder", The Astronomical Journal, 159 (3): 100, arXiv:1912.00291, Bibcode:2020AJ....159..100S, doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ab5f15, S2CID 208526899
    2. Luque, R.; et al. (2022), "Precise mass determination for the keystone sub-Neptune planet transiting the mid-type M dwarf G 9-40", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 666: A154, arXiv:2208.07287, Bibcode:2022A&A...666A.154L, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202244426, S2CID 251564548
    3. "Exoplanet-catalog". Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
    4. "The Extrasolar Planet Encyclopaedia — G 9-40 b". exoplanet.eu. Retrieved 28 March 2021.


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