Exoplanet

GJ 3988 b

Orbiting GJ 3988

Overview

GJ 3988 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star GJ 3988, discovered in 2023 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

3.69

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

6.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

9.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

348

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

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

3.69

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

348 K

Parameter source: Gorrini et al. 2023

Orbital Period

6.944+0.0010.001days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0405+0.00110.0012au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

3.69+0.420.41

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

0.0116+0.00130.0013

Eccentricity

0.0000

Epoch of Periastron

2457509.78+0.260.25days(BJD)

Argument of Periastron

0.0deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

3.83+0.370.37m/s

Distance from Earth

9.9 pc (~32 ly)

Spectral Type

M4.5 V

Temperature

3273 K

Mass (Solar)

0.18 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.20 R☉

Luminosity

-2.40 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

255.8504°, 51.4090°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2023

Data Sources

Source ID: GJ 3988 b

System Context

GJ 3988 b orbits GJ 3988 and was reported in 2023 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 3.69 Earth masses (M sin i), an orbital period of 6.94 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 348 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 9.9 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as M4.5 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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