GJ 1002 b
Gliese 1002 b, or GJ 1002 b, is a potentially habitable exoplanet located 16 light years away, in the constellation of Cetus.[1] It is one of the potentially habitable planets closest to Earth.[2] The planet, which has an Earth SImilarity Index of 86%, is in the habitable zone of its parent star.[3] Gliese 1002 b has an estimated mass of 1.08 Earth masses, 1.03 times the radius of Earth, an orbital period of 10.3 days, and a surface temperature of 261 Kelvin.[4]
The star, Gliese 1002, is a quiet red dwarf not believed to release flares that could harm the atmosphere.[5]
References
- ^ Dreizler, S.; V., S.; Jeffers; Rodríguez, E.; Zechmeister, M.; Barnes, J. R.; Haswell, C. A.; Coleman, G.; Lalitha, S.; Soto, D. Hidalgo; Strachan, J. B. P.; Hambsch, F.-J.; López-González, M. J.; Morales, N.; López, C. Rodríguez (2020-03-21). "Red Dots: A temperate 1.5 Earth-mass planet in a compact multi-terrestrial planet system around GJ1061". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 493 (1): 536–550. doi:10.1093/mnras/staa248. ISSN 0035-8711.
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