GJ 508.2

Planetary system · 54.3 light-years away · also HIP 65143

GJ 508.2 is 54.3 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this M1.0 V star; the first was found in 2025 by radial velocity (Calar Alto Observatory).

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Worth knowing

GJ 508.2 b takes 14.5 years to go round its star once.

The star

Spectral typeM1.0 V
Surface temperature3,720 K
Mass0.54 solar masses
Radius0.53 solar radii
Luminosity0.05998 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.61
Distance from the Sun54.3 light-years (16.6 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 200.2444°, Dec 34.2777°
ConstellationCanes Venatici

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
GJ 508.2 b14.5 years4.850 AU—587.98 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2025

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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