GJ 806 b · Asteria Star

Scientific overview

GJ 806 b is a terrestrial planet orbiting GJ 806, completing an orbit every 0.9263 days, about 39 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2023 using the transit method.

Host star

GJ 806

Spectral type

M1.5 V

Temperature

3,600 K

Mass

0.413 M☉

Planetary system — GJ 806 system

View the GJ 806 system (2 known planets).

Planet	Class	Radius (R⊕)	Period (d)	Distance (ly)
GJ 806 bTransit · 2023	Terrestrial planet	1.33	0.9263	39
GJ 806 cRadial Velocity · 2023	Super-Earth	2.28	6.6406	39

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Transit Method

Discovery year

2023

Discovered at

TESS

Knowledge connections

OrbitsGJ 806
Member of systemGJ 806 system
Discovered by methodTransit Method
Discovered by missionTESS
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

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