Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2023

GJ 367 d

A sub-neptune orbiting the m-type red dwarf GJ 367, located approximately 30.7 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.33 Earth radii
  • A mass of 6.03 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.11 g
  • An orbital period of 34.369 days
  • Distance from Earth 30.70 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.729
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 541,392 years
  • Almost certainly tidally locked to its host star given the close orbit

2 siblings around GJ 367

GJ 367 d shares its host star with 2 other confirmed planets. Side-by-side measurements below.

Planet Type Radius (R⊕) Mass (M⊕) Period (d) Eq. T (K) Year
GJ 367 b Rocky Terrestrial 0.70 0.63 0.322 1,365 2021
GJ 367 c Super-Earth 1.86 4.13 11.530 2023
GJ 367 d this Sub-Neptune 2.33 6.03 34.369 2023

GJ 367 d Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.33 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.208 R♃
Mass
6.03 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.019 M♃
Density
2.62 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.11 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.729
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2023
Method Radial Velocity
Facility La Silla Observatory
Telescope 3.6 m ESO Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#1451of 1978

top 73.3%

This planet

2.33R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth GJ 367 d Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.3311.21
Mass (M⊕)1.006.03317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.621.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.112.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Minimum mass (M sin i) 6.030 M⊕ Lower bound from radial-velocity fitting.

Star Catalogue Identifiers

HIP

HIP 47780

TIC

TIC 34068865

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 5412250540681250560

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 5412250540681250560

System

GJ 367

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.330 R⊕ · percentile 26 / cohort 1978
Mass 6.030 M⊕ · percentile 25 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 34.37 d · percentile 77 / cohort 1946
Distance 9.41 pc · percentile 1 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.729 · percentile 95 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
34.369 days
Semi-major axis
AU
Eccentricity
0.140
Inclination
°

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 34.37 Earth days (9.4% of a terrestrial year) on a mildly elliptical path.

Eq. Temperature

 

Insolation (S⊕)

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.729

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Insufficient insolation data. Close-orbiting tidally-locked around a cool host.

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Goffo et al. 2023

Instrument

HARPS Spectrograph

Publication

2023-07

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: GJ 367

Spectral Class

M-type red dwarf

Effective Temperature

3,522 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

0.458 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.455 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

-0.01

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.776 dex

Stellar density

6.697 g/cm³

Systemic radial velocity

47.92 km/s

Rotation period

51.30 days

Activity index (log R'HK)

-5.169

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
9.41 parsec
Light-years 30.70 ly
V-band magnitude
10.15 mag
Voyager-speed travel 541,392 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 8 bands

5.811.611.62B10.15V9.15Gaia8.03TESS7.80Ic6.63J6.05H5.78K

Astrometric Data

Parallax

106.211 mas

Total Proper Motion

744.059 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-462.55 mas/yr

PM Declination

-582.81 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = -0.579 · y = 0.389 · z = -0.717

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 146.12146° · Dec -45.77902°

Galactic ℓ, b

272.243° · 5.659°

Ecliptic λ, β

172.945° · -54.308°

HTM-20 index

-908434844

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