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Gl 378 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/Gl 378 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Neptune Like

Gl 378 b

Orbiting Gl 378

Discovered in 2019 using Radial Velocity. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

Generic neptune like catalog artwork; not a direct image of Gl 378 b — Generic category artwork—not a direct imageApex Andromeda catalog artwork

Discovery: 2,019
Method: Radial Velocity
Radius: 3.66 R⊕
Mass: 13.02 M⊕
Orbit: 3.822 days
Distance: 14.9545 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 3.822 days
Semi-major axis: 0.039435 AU
Eccentricity: 0.109
Radius: 3.66 Earth radii
Mass: 13.02 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Msini
Density: 1.46 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 830 K
Insolation: 38.5823 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: Gl 378
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: M1
Stellar temperature: 3,879 K
Stellar radius: 0.56 R☉
Stellar mass: 0.56 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.06 dex
Stellar age: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 14.9545 parsecs
Right ascension: 10h02m20.77s
Declination: +48d04m56.83s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Radial Velocity
Discovery year: 2,019
Publication date: 2019-05
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Haute-Provence Observatory
Telescope: 1.93 m Telescope
Instrument: SOPHIE Spectrograph
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

Visual archive

Gallery

One image from Gl 378 b.

Generic neptune like catalog artwork; not a direct image of Gl 378 b — Apex Andromeda catalog artwork