Temperature
3663 K
3654 to 3990.8
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Stellar HostProfile
Gl 686
M1 • 8.16 pc
Records
11
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
11
distinct source labels
HIP: HIP 86287TIC: TIC 230241767
Approximate color
from effective temperature
Canonical Summary
Adopted host values from one source row
Values come from the row with the most populated summary measurements. Missing values stay missing. Ranges and counts describe all source rows.
Stellar source: Affer et al. 2019 • System source: TICv8
Mass
0.42 Msun
0.41 to 0.44
Radius
0.42 Rsun
0.42 to 0.44
Luminosity
-1.55 log(Lsun)
-1.55 to -1.49
Distance
8.16 pc
single adopted value
Spectral Type
M1
Multiple classifications reported
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.42 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Gl 686
0.42 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
Gl 686 b
Radial Velocity
◌
Discovery
2018
Period
15.53 days
Radius
—
Mass
6.62 M⊕
Eq. Temp
—
Gl 686 and Its Orbiting Planet
Gl 686 is an M-type star, a small, cool red dwarf, located 26.6 light-years away. Its mass is 0.42 solar masses and its radius is 0.42 solar radii, both smaller than the Sun's corresponding values. Its reported temperature is 3660 K, cooler than the Sun's. One known planet orbits this host.
That planet is Gl 686 b, discovered in 2018 by the radial velocity method, which detects the wobble a planet's gravity induces in its star's motion. Gl 686 b has a minimum mass of 6.62 Earth masses, a lower bound on its true mass and larger than Earth's, and an orbital period of 15.5 days.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
11
Stellar refs
10
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitydisputed
Spectral Typedisputed
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3654 | 0.43 | 0.43 | — | -1.52 | M1.0 V | 8.16 | Lalitha et al. 2019 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.16 | Wright et al. 2004 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.16 | Nidever et al. 2002 | TICv8 |
| 3663 | 0.42 | 0.42 | — | -1.55 | M1 | 8.16 | Affer et al. 2019 | TICv8 |
| 3990.8 | — | — | — | — | — | 8.16 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.16 | Duncan et al. 1991 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | M1 | 8.16 | Hawley et al. 1996 | TICv8 |
| 3675 | 0.44 | 0.44 | — | -1.49 | — | 8.16 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 3689 | 0.41 | 0.42 | — | -1.52 | M1 | 8.16 | Turnbull 2015 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.16 | Duncan et al. 1991 | TICv8 |
| 3656 | 0.43 | 0.43 | — | -1.53 | — | 8.16 | Burt et al. 2021 | TICv8 |