GJ 876 d

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting GJ 876.

Compared with Earth

Mass
About 6.8 times Earth's mass.
Year
A year here lasts about 1.9 Earth days.

Planet

Radius
Unknown
Mass
6.83 × Earth
Density
Unknown
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
1.938 days
Average distance from its star
0.02081 AU

Star

Host star
GJ 876
Spectral class
Unknown
Surface temperature
Unknown
Radius
0.3 × Sun
Mass
0.32 × Sun
Age
1 billion years

System

Distance from Earth
15.25 light-years (4.675 parsecs)
Stars in system
1
Known planets
4

Discovery

Year
2005
Method
Radial Velocity
Facility
W. M. Keck Observatory

Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.