Imaginary Picture of GJ 1002 c

Display orbital revolution of GJ 1002 c around the hoststar GJ 1002
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Exoplanet Name : GJ 1002 c
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.0972 (Rjup) 1.0892 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0043 (Mjup) 1.3608 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0738 (AU) 0.0738 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0553
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 20.20 (Days Obs.) 9.23 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.1470
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 2760.5 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 323.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 303.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 245.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 384.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 361.3 (K)
Size Class: Earth-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Radial Velocity
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : GJ 1002
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 15.8
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.3 (Rsun Estimated)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.6 (Msun Measured) 0.1 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3200 (K)
Spectral type : M5.5V
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 7.6
IR portion[%]: 92.0
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 15.6
Apparent Magnitude: 14.0
Right Ascension(RA) 1.6792
Declination (DEC) -7.5381
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=GJ+1002&submit=SIMBAD+search
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GJ 1002 c
GJ 1002 c

  • GJ 1002 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star GJ 1002, located about 15.8 light-years ( 4.8 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2022.
  • The host star GJ 1002 has apparent magnitude of 14.0, with absolute magnitude of 15.6.
  • It is 0.6 times more massive and 0.3 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3200 with its spectral types of M5.5V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet GJ 1002 c orbits around the star GJ 1002 every 20.2 days with its orbital distance of 0.07 AU ( 11040322.9 km)
  • (Projected orbit of GJ 1002 c around its host star GJ 1002)


  • The Star GJ 1002 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.076 AU ( 11347744.0 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.105 AU ( 15685547.7 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.160 AU ( 23901303.6 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.235 AU ( 35171815.2 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of GJ 1002 c : 2760.55 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star GJ 1002)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star GJ 1002 distance : 0.086 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star GJ 1002 distance : 0.109 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star GJ 1002 distance : 0.105 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star GJ 1002 distance : 0.116 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star GJ 1002 distance : 0.215 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star GJ 1002 distance : 0.227 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star GJ 1002)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star GJ 1002 distance : 0.086 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star GJ 1002 distance : 0.113 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star GJ 1002 distance : 0.113 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star GJ 1002 distance : 0.218 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star GJ 1002 distance : 0.227 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star GJ 1002)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star GJ 1002 and its Exoplanet GJ 1002 c)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star GJ 1002 and its Exoplanet GJ 1002 c (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star GJ 1002*)
    *Yamashiki YA et al. 2019 ApJ 881 114
    MUSCLES Paper I - France et al. 2016 ApJ 820 89
    MUSCLES Paper II- Youngblood et al. 2016 ApJ 824 101
    MUSCLES Paper III- Loyd et al. 2016 ApJ 824 102