CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Sub-Neptune
GJ 687 b
Orbits Host Star: GJ 687
(Type M3.0V)
· Distance: 14.800 Light-Years (4.549 pc)
Planetary Radius
4.320 R⊕
Planetary Mass
17.200 M⊕
Surface Gravity
0.92 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
264K (-9°C / +16°F)
Orbital Period
38.142 days
Discovery Year
2014 (Radial Velocity)
Habitability Assessment
☁️ Gaseous Envelope: With a radius exceeding 2.2 Earth radii, this world is modeled as a volatile-rich sub-Neptune or Jovian gas giant without a defined solid surface boundary.
Discovery Facility: Lick Observatory.
Other Worlds in the GJ 687 System (1)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS