GJ 160.2

Planetary system · 84.3 light-years away · also HIP 19165

GJ 160.2 is 84.3 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this M0 V star; the first was found in 2014 by radial velocity (Multiple Observatories).

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Worth knowing

GJ 160.2 b goes round its star every 5.24 days, 17 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM0 V
Surface temperature4,347 K
Mass0.69 solar masses
Radius0.655173 solar radii
Luminosity0.16 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude9.7
Distance from the Sun84.3 light-years (25.9 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 61.6454°, Dec -20.8565°
ConstellationEridanus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
GJ 160.2 b5.24 days0.0530 AU3.17 R⊕ estimated10.2 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2014

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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