Exoplanet

GJ 806 c

Orbiting GJ 806

Overview

GJ 806 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star GJ 806, discovered in 2023 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

5.80

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

6.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

12.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

490

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

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

5.80

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

490 K

Parameter source: Palle et al. 2023

Orbital Period

6.641+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0523+0.00110.0011au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

5.80+0.300.30

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

0.0182+0.00090.0009

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

3.55+0.170.17m/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

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2023

Data Sources

Source ID: GJ 806 c

System Context

GJ 806 c orbits GJ 806 and was reported in 2023 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 5.8 Earth masses (M sin i), an orbital period of 6.64 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 490 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.

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