GJ 682

Planetary system · 16.3 light-years away · also HIP 86214

GJ 682 is 16.3 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this M3.5 V star; the first was found in 2014 by radial velocity (Multiple Observatories).

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GJ 682 b goes round its star every 17.5 days, 5 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM3.5 V
Surface temperature3,028 K
Mass0.27 solar masses
Radius0.298255 solar radii
Luminosity0.002 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.94
Distance from the Sun16.3 light-years (5.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 264.2610°, Dec -44.3233°
ConstellationScorpius

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
GJ 682 b17.5 days0.0800 AU1.93 R⊕ estimated4.4 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2014
GJ 682 c57.3 days0.176 AU2.89 R⊕ estimated8.7 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2014

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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