GJ 687 b · Asteria Star

Scientific overview

GJ 687 b is a mini-neptune orbiting GJ 687, completing an orbit every 38 days, about 15 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2014 using the radial velocity method.

Host star

GJ 687

Spectral type

M3.0V

Temperature

3,413 K

Mass

0.4 M☉

Planetary system — GJ 687 system

View the GJ 687 system (2 known planets).

Planet	Class	Radius (R⊕)	Period (d)	Distance (ly)
GJ 687 bRadial Velocity · 2014	Mini-Neptune	4.32	38.142	15
GJ 687 cRadial Velocity · 2020	Mini-Neptune	4.14	728	15

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Radial Velocity Method

Discovery year

2014

Knowledge connections

OrbitsGJ 687
Member of systemGJ 687 system
Discovered by methodRadial Velocity Method
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

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