GJ 463

Planetary system · 59.9 light-years away · also HIP 60398

GJ 463 is 59.9 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this M3.0 V star; the first was found in 2022 by radial velocity (Multiple Observatories).

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Worth knowing

GJ 463 b takes 9.5 years to go round its star once.

The star

Spectral typeM3.0 V
Surface temperature3,563 K
Mass0.486 solar masses
Radius0.483 solar radii
Luminosity0.03 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.595
Distance from the Sun59.9 light-years (18.4 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 185.7440°, Dec 64.0324°
ConstellationDraco

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
GJ 463 b9.5 years3.530 AU13.1 R⊕ estimated1080.6 M⊕Radial Velocity, 2022

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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