GJ 806 b
Orbiting GJ 806
GJ 806 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star GJ 806, discovered in 2023 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.
Radius
1.33
Earth radii
Mass
1.90
Earth masses
Orbital Period
0.9
days
Distance
12.0
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
940
K
Radius (Earth radii)
1.33
Mass (Earth masses)
1.90
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
940 K
Parameter source: Palle et al. 2023
Orbital Period
0.926+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0141+0.0003−0.0003au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
1.90+0.17−0.17
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.0060+0.0005−0.0005
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
2.25+0.20−0.20m/s
Distance from Earth
12.0 pc (~39 ly)
Spectral Type
M1.5 V
Temperature
3600 K
Mass (Solar)
0.41 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.41 R☉
Luminosity
-1.59 log L☉
Planets in System
2
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
311.2697°, 44.5002°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2023
Source ID: GJ 806 b
GJ 806 b orbits GJ 806 and was reported in 2023 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 1.33 Earth radii, a mass of 1.9 Earth masses, an orbital period of 0.93 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 940 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 12 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as M1.5 V, and 2 known planets in the system.
Host star
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