Gaia-4 b

Gaia-4 b
Discovery
Discovered byStefánsson et al. 2025
Discovery siteGaia
Discovery date2024
Astrometry
Radial Velocity
Orbital characteristics
Inclination116.9 ± 4.4
StarGaia-4
Physical characteristics
Mass11.8 MJ

Gaia-4 b is a massive gas giant exoplanet, classified as a super-Jupiter, orbiting the low-mass K-type star Gaia-4. Located approximately 244 light-years from Earth, it was discovered using astrometric data from the European Space Agency's Gaia mission, marking it as one of the first exoplanets confirmed through this method. It has a mass of 11.8 MJ.