GJ 486

Planetary system · 26.3 light-years away · also HIP 62452

GJ 486 is 26.3 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this M3.5 V star; the first was found in 2021 by radial velocity (Calar Alto Observatory).

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GJ 486 b goes round its star every 35.2 hours, 60 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM3.5 V
Surface temperature3,317 K
Mass0.312 solar masses
Radius0.3243 solar radii
Luminosity0.01151 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.39
Ageabout 4 billion years
Distance from the Sun26.3 light-years (8.1 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 191.9815°, Dec 9.7494°
ConstellationVirgo

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
GJ 486 b35.2 hours0.0171 AU1.289 R⊕2.77 M⊕Radial 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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