GJ 674

Planetary system · 14.8 light-years away · also HIP 85523

GJ 674 is 14.8 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this M2.5 star; the first was found in 2007 by radial velocity (La Silla Observatory).

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Worth knowing

GJ 674 b goes round its star every 4.69 days, 19 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM2.5
Surface temperature3,600 K
Mass0.35 solar masses
Radius0.36463 solar radii
Luminosity0.016 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude9.38
Ageabout 0.55 billion years
Distance from the Sun14.8 light-years (4.5 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 262.1700°, Dec -46.8990°
ConstellationAra

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
GJ 674 b4.69 days0.0390 AU3.33 R⊕ estimated11.09 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2007

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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