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Star with a known planet

GJ 422

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GJ 422, an M3.5 V star, has one confirmed planet.

Measured

Distance
about 41.3 light-years
Star's spectral type
M3.5 V
Confirmed planets
1

How far, from the Sun

About 41.3 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light41.3 years
  • Voyager 1's speed734,000 years
  • Driving at 100 km/h446 million years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

Facts

  • GJ 422 b has an equilibrium temperature between −50 and +50 °C.

How it was found

  • First planet found in 2014, by radial velocity (NASA Exoplanet Archive).

Its planets

  • GJ 422 b — 3.3 times Earth's width (estimated from its mass, not measured), a 'sub-Neptune' — bigger than Earth, smaller than Neptune; its year lasts 20 days; about 20 °C, between freezing and boiling; found in 2014 by radial velocity.

The NASA Exoplanet Archive's page

Where this comes from

  • NASA Exoplanet Archive, Planetary Systems Composite Parameters (fetched 2026-11-02). Composite values: where a planet's size or mass was not measured, the archive estimates it from the other.
  • This research has made use of the NASA Exoplanet Archive, which is operated by the California Institute of Technology, under contract with NASA under the Exoplanet Exploration Program.

Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.