GJ 1132

Planetary system · 41.1 light-years away

GJ 1132 is 41.1 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this M4.5 V star; the first was found in 2015 by transit (Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory).

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Worth knowing

GJ 1132 b goes round its star every 39.1 hours, 54 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM4.5 V
Surface temperature3,229 K
Mass0.1945 solar masses
Radius0.2211 solar radii
Luminosity0.00477 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.68
Ageabout 5 billion years
Distance from the Sun41.1 light-years (12.6 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 153.7091°, Dec -47.1549°
ConstellationVela

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
GJ 1132 b39.1 hours0.0157 AU1.1915 R⊕1.837 M⊕Transit, 2015
GJ 1132 c8.93 days0.0476 AU1.52 R⊕ estimated2.91 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2018

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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