Exoplanet

GJ 1002 c

Orbiting GJ 1002

Overview

GJ 1002 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star GJ 1002, discovered in 2022 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

1.36

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

21.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

4.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

182

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)

1.36

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

182 K

Parameter source: Suárez Mascareño et al. 2023

Orbital Period

21.202+0.0130.013days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0738+0.00210.0021au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

1.36+0.170.17

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

0.0043+0.00050.0005

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

1.30+0.140.14m/s

Distance from Earth

4.8 pc (~16 ly)

Spectral Type

M5.5 V

Temperature

3024 K

Mass (Solar)

0.12 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.14 R☉

Luminosity

-2.85 log L☉

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

1.6765°, -7.5462°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2022

Data Sources

Source ID: GJ 1002 c

System Context

GJ 1002 c orbits GJ 1002 and was reported in 2022 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 1.36 Earth masses (M sin i), an orbital period of 21.2 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 182 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 4.8 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as M5.5 V, and 2 known planets in the system.

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