Star with a known planet
GJ 9404
GJ 9404, an M2V star, has one confirmed planet.
Measured
- Distance
- about 77.9 light-years
- Star's spectral type
- M2V
- Confirmed planets
- 1
How far, from the Sun
About 77.9 light-years. To cross it:
- Light77.9 years
- Voyager 1's speed1.38 million years
- Driving at 100 km/h841 million years
Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.
How it was found
- First planet found in 2023, by radial velocity (NASA Exoplanet Archive).
Its planets
- GJ 9404 b — 3.5 times Earth's width (estimated from its mass, not measured), a 'sub-Neptune' — bigger than Earth, smaller than Neptune; its year lasts 13 days; about 200 °C, hotter than boiling water; found in 2023 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.