GJ 393

Planetary system · 22.9 light-years away · also HIP 51317

GJ 393 is 22.9 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this M2.0 V star; the first was found in 2021 by radial velocity (Multiple Observatories).

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Worth knowing

GJ 393 b goes round its star every 7.03 days, 13 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM2.0 V
Surface temperature3,579 K
Mass0.426 solar masses
Radius0.426 solar radii
Luminosity0.02687 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude9.65
Distance from the Sun22.9 light-years (7.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 157.2289°, Dec 0.8378°
ConstellationSextans

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
GJ 393 b7.03 days0.0540 AU1.17 R⊕ estimated1.71 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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