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Planets/Exoplanets/Barnard b

Confirmed exoplanet · Terrestrial

Barnard b

Orbiting Barnard's star

Discovered in 2024 using Radial Velocity. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,024
Method: Radial Velocity
Radius: 0.72 R⊕
Mass: 0.299 M⊕
Orbit: 3.1542 days
Distance: 1.82655 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 3.1542 days
Semi-major axis: 0.0229 AU
Eccentricity: 0.03
Radius: 0.72 Earth radii
Mass: 0.299 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Msini
Density: 4.4 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 438 K
Insolation: 6.76 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: Barnard's star
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 4
Spectral type: M3.5-4 V
Stellar temperature: 3,195 K
Stellar radius: 0.185 R☉
Stellar mass: 0.162 M☉
Stellar metallicity: -0.56 dex
Stellar age: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 1.82655 parsecs
Right ascension: 17h57m47.67s
Declination: +04d44m16.73s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Radial Velocity
Discovery year: 2,024
Publication date: 2024-10
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Paranal Observatory
Telescope: 8.2 m ESO VLT UT3 Melipal Telescope
Instrument: ESPRESSO
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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