Table · dataset · 2026
GJ 12 b radial velocities from MAROON-X
Listed in IVOA Registry (Virtual Observatory)
While JWST has provided us with the opportunity to probe the atmospheres of potentially habitable planets, observations of the TRAPPIST-1 system have shown us that active stars severely complicate efforts at studying their planets.
Description
GJ 12 b is a newly discovered temperate (T_eq_~300K), Earth-sized (R_p_=0.96+/-0.05R_{Earth}_) planet orbiting an inactive M dwarf that might be a good alternate to the TRAPPIST-1 planets for atmospheric characterization.
In this paper, we use MAROON-X radial velocities to measure a mass of 0.70+/-0.10M_{Earth}_ for GJ 12 b. We also recover a planetary eccentricity of 0.24, but there is no strong evidence that the planet has an eccentric orbit. GJ 12 b's mass results in a planetary density comparable to or less dense than that of Earth, possibly indicating the presence of water or a low bulk iron mass fraction.
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With its low mass, GJ 12 b is likely within reach of JWST transmission spectroscopy observations, making it an excellent target for determining the location of the cosmic shoreline. Its low mass may mean that the planet could have trouble retaining its primary atmosphere during the star's active pre-main-sequence phase. However, if it has a heightened eccentricity, it may be able to sustain a secondary atmosphere through tidally induced volcanism.
Links
Where it is published
- Reference page cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/AJ/170/335 ↗
landing page · from IVOA Registry
Documentation and papers
- ADS 2025AJ....170..335B ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2025AJ....170..335B ↗
publication · from IVOA Registry
Catalogue records · 2
- VOResource record dc.g-vo.org/oai.xml?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=ivo_vor&identifier=ivo%3… ↗
metadata API · from IVOA Registry
- Registry record (GAVO) dc.g-vo.org/I/cds.vizier/j/aj/170/335 ↗
catalogue entry · from IVOA Registry
Topics
- Stated by source
- Optical
- From keywords
- Astronomy & Astrophysics
Provenance · 1 source records, 8 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| IVOA Registry (Virtual Observatory) | ivo://cds.vizier/j/aj/170/335 | 15 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:astronomy | mapping · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[modality].ivoa_waveband:optical | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | rr.resource.res_description |
| license_text | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | |
| publication_date | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | |
| title | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | rr.resource.res_title |
| updated_date | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 |