G 264-012

Planetary system · 52.2 light-years away

G 264-012 is 52.2 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this M4.0 V star; the first was found in 2021 by radial velocity (Calar Alto Observatory).

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Worth knowing

G 264-012 b goes round its star every 2.31 days, 38 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM4.0 V
Surface temperature3,326 K
Mass0.297 solar masses
Radius0.305 solar radii
Luminosity0.01066 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.078
Distance from the Sun52.2 light-years (16.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 326.6720°, Dec 66.8038°
ConstellationCepheus

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
G 264-012 b2.31 days0.0228 AU1.39 R⊕ estimated2.5 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2021
G 264-012 c8.05 days0.0525 AU1.76 R⊕ estimated3.75 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2021

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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