GJ 724

Planetary system · 55.3 light-years away · also HIP 91608

GJ 724 is 55.3 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this M1.0 V star; the first was found in 2023 by radial velocity (Calar Alto Observatory).

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Worth knowing

GJ 724 b goes round its star every 5.10 days, 17 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM1.0 V
Surface temperature3,799 K
Mass0.5271 solar masses
Radius0.52226 solar radii
Luminosity0.05118 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.638
Distance from the Sun55.3 light-years (17.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 280.2384°, Dec -13.3825°
ConstellationScutum

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
GJ 724 b5.10 days0.0469 AU3.27 R⊕ estimated10.75 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2023

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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