NY Vir b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting NY Vir.

Compared with Earth

Mass
About 845 times Earth's mass.
Year
A year here lasts about 8.7 Earth years.

Planet

Radius
Unknown
Mass
845.4 × Earth
Density
Unknown
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
3,160 days
Average distance from its star
Unknown

Star

Host star
NY Vir
Spectral class
B — blue-white
Surface temperature
32,780 K
Radius
0.151 × Sun
Mass
0.459 × Sun
Age
Unknown

System

Distance from Earth
1,774 light-years (544 parsecs)
Stars in system
2
Known planets
2

Discovery

Year
2011
Method
Eclipse Timing Variations
Facility
Multiple Observatories

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