Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

GJ 682 c

A sub-neptune orbiting the m-type red dwarf GJ 682, located approximately 16.3 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.89 Earth radii
  • A mass of 8.70 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.04 g
  • An orbital period of 57.320 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.1760 AU
  • Distance from Earth 16.33 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.653
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 287,974 years

1 sibling around GJ 682

GJ 682 c shares its host star with 1 other confirmed planet. Side-by-side measurements below.

Planet Type Radius (R⊕) Mass (M⊕) Period (d) Eq. T (K) Year
GJ 682 b Super-Earth 1.93 4.40 17.478 2014
GJ 682 c this Sub-Neptune 2.89 8.70 57.320 2014

GJ 682 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.89 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.258 R♃
Mass
8.70 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.027 M♃
Density
1.98 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.04 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.653
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2014
Method Radial Velocity
Facility Multiple Observatories
Telescope Multiple Telescopes

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#640of 1978

top 32.3%

This planet

2.89R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth GJ 682 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.8911.21
Mass (M⊕)1.008.70317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.981.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.042.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Minimum mass (M sin i) 8.700 M⊕ Lower bound from radial-velocity fitting.

Star Catalogue Identifiers

HIP

HIP 86214

TIC

TIC 16909043

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 5955305209191546112

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 5955305209191546112

System

GJ 682

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.890 R⊕ · percentile 67 / cohort 1978
Mass 8.700 M⊕ · percentile 61 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 57.32 d · percentile 88 / cohort 1946
Distance 5.01 pc · percentile 0 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.653 · percentile 88 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
57.320 days
Semi-major axis
0.1760 AU
Eccentricity
0.100
Inclination
°

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 57.32 Earth days (15.7% of a terrestrial year) on a mildly elliptical path at a mean orbital distance of 0.1760 AU.

Eq. Temperature

 

Insolation (S⊕)

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.653

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Tuomi et al. 2014

Instrument

Multiple Instruments

Publication

2014-06

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: GJ 682

Spectral Class

M-type red dwarf

Effective Temperature

3,028 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

0.298 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.270 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
5.01 parsec
Light-years 16.33 ly
V-band magnitude
10.94 mag
Voyager-speed travel 287,974 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 8 bands

1.910.91.93B10.94V9.57Gaia8.25TESS8.16Ic6.54J5.92H5.61K

Astrometric Data

Parallax

199.703 mas

Total Proper Motion

1,174.002 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-706.12 mas/yr

PM Declination

-937.91 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = -0.072 · y = -0.712 · z = -0.699

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 264.26102° · Dec -44.32325°

Galactic ℓ, b

345.981° · -6.634°

Ecliptic λ, β

265.602° · -20.971°

HTM-20 index

-151231137

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