CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Terrestrial
★ TEMPERATE HABITABLE ZONE
GJ 1002 b
Orbits Host Star: GJ 1002
(Type M5.5 V)
· Distance: 15.800 Light-Years (4.849 pc)
Planetary Radius
1.030 R⊕
Planetary Mass
1.080 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.02 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
231K (-42°C / -44°F)
Orbital Period
10.347 days
Discovery Year
2022 (Radial Velocity)
Habitability Assessment
✓ Classified as a Temperate Habitable Zone Candidate.
With an estimated equilibrium temperature of 231 K (-42°C / -44°F) and a radius of 1.030 R⊕, GJ 1002 b falls within the conservative empirical boundary where a solid rocky surface could sustain liquid surface water under suitable atmospheric greenhouse conditions.
Discovery Facility: Multiple Observatories.
Other Worlds in the GJ 1002 System (1)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS