GJ 3512

Planetary system · 30.9 light-years away

GJ 3512 is 30.9 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this M5.5 V star; the first was found in 2019 by radial velocity (Calar Alto Observatory).

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Worth knowing

GJ 3512 c takes 6.4 years to go round its star once.

The star

Spectral typeM5.5 V
Surface temperature3,141 K
Mass0.123 solar masses
Radius0.139 solar radii
Luminosity0.00157 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude15.18
Ageabout 5.5 billion years
Distance from the Sun30.9 light-years (9.5 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 130.3317°, Dec 59.4918°
ConstellationUrsa Major

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
GJ 3512 b203.1 days0.338 AU14.3 R⊕ estimated146.52 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2019
GJ 3512 c6.4 years1.731 AU14.3 R⊕ estimated143.98 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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