Gl 686 b
Orbiting Gl 686
Gl 686 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Gl 686, discovered in 2018 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
6.62
Earth masses
Orbital Period
15.5
days
Distance
8.2
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
6.62
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Burt et al. 2021
Orbital Period
15.530+0.001−0.001days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0910+0.0010−0.0010au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
6.62+0.43−0.43
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
0.0208+0.0014−0.0014
Eccentricity
0.0500+0.0300−0.0300
Argument of Periastron
197.1+153.7−153.7deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
3.00+0.18−0.18m/s
Distance from Earth
8.2 pc (~27 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
3656 K
Mass (Solar)
0.43 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.43 R☉
Luminosity
-1.53 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
264.4765°, 18.5960°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
2018
Source ID: Gl 686 b
Gl 686 b orbits Gl 686 and was reported in 2018 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 6.62 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 15.53 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 8.2 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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