GJ 238

Planetary system · 49.6 light-years away · also HIP 31300

GJ 238 is 49.6 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this M2.5 V star; the first was found in 2024 by transit (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)).

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Worth knowing

GJ 238 b goes round its star every 41.9 hours, 50 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM2.5 V
Surface temperature3,485 K
Mass0.4193 solar masses
Radius0.4314 solar radii
Luminosity0.0242 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.62
Distance from the Sun49.6 light-years (15.2 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 98.4549°, Dec -58.5250°
ConstellationPictor

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
GJ 238 b41.9 hours0.0212 AU0.566 R⊕0.126 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2024

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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