Exoplanet

GJ 687 c

Orbiting GJ 687

Overview

GJ 687 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star GJ 687, discovered in 2020 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

16.00

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

727.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

4.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

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

16.00

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Feng et al. 2020

Orbital Period

727.562+12.19812.198days

Semi-Major Axis

1.1650+0.02300.0230au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

16.00+4.104.10

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

0.0503+0.01290.0129

Eccentricity

0.4000+0.22000.2200

Epoch of Periastron

2450304.10+292.80292.80days(JD)

Argument of Periastron

176.0+63.063.0deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

2.44+0.800.80m/s

Distance from Earth

4.5 pc (~15 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

0.40 M☉

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

264.1042°, 68.3337°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2020

Data Sources

Source ID: GJ 687 c

System Context

GJ 687 c orbits GJ 687 and was reported in 2020 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 16 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 727.56 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 4.5 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

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