gam Cep b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting gam Cep.

Compared with Earth

Mass
About 515 times Earth's mass.
Year
A year here lasts about 2.5 Earth years.

Planet

Radius
Unknown
Mass
514.9 × Earth
Density
Unknown
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
904 days
Average distance from its star
1.978 AU

Star

Host star
gam Cep
Spectral class
Unknown
Surface temperature
Unknown
Radius
Unknown
Mass
1.26 × Sun
Age
Unknown

System

Distance from Earth
46 light-years (14.1 parsecs)
Stars in system
2
Known planets
1

Discovery

Year
2003
Method
Radial Velocity
Facility
Multiple Observatories

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