Star with a known planet

LTT 9779

LTT 9779, a G7 V star, has one confirmed planet.

Measured

Distance
about 262 light-years
Star's spectral type
G7 V
Confirmed planets
1

How far, from the Sun

About 262 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light262 years
  • Voyager 1's speed4.66 million years
  • Driving at 100 km/h2.83 billion 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 2020, by transit (NASA Exoplanet Archive).

Its planets

  • LTT 9779 b — 4.7 times Earth's width, Neptune-sized; its year lasts 19 hours; about 1,700 °C, hot enough to melt rock; found in 2020 by transit.

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.