GJ 338 B

Planetary system · 20.7 light-years away · also HD 79211, HIP 120005

GJ 338 B is 20.7 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this M0 V star; the first was found in 2020 by radial velocity (Calar Alto Observatory).

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Worth knowing

GJ 338 B b goes round its star every 24.4 days, 4 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

GJ 338 B is one of 2 stars in its system: the other is drawn where the Washington Double Star Catalog measures it on the sky.

The star

Spectral typeM0 V
Surface temperature4,014 K
Mass0.64 solar masses
Radius0.58 solar radii
Luminosity0.0792 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude7.7
Ageabout 4 billion years
Distance from the Sun20.7 light-years (6.3 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 138.5917°, Dec 52.6835°
ConstellationUrsa Major

The other star

GJ 338 B B is a M0V star of magnitude 7.88, with a computed orbit. In 2026 it was 16.8″ from GJ 338 B, at position angle 101° (Washington Double Star Catalog, 09144+5241 STF1321 AB): 106 AU on the sky at this distance. The true distance can only be larger.

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
GJ 338 B b24.4 days0.142 AU3.25 R⊕ estimated10.6 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2020

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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