GJ 3942

Planetary system · 55.2 light-years away · also HIP 79126

GJ 3942 is 55.2 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this M0 star; the first was found in 2017 by radial velocity (Roque de los Muchachos Observatory).

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Worth knowing

GJ 3942 b goes round its star every 6.91 days, 13 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM0
Surface temperature3,867 K
Mass0.63 solar masses
Radius0.61 solar radii
Luminosity0.07586 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.166
Distance from the Sun55.2 light-years (16.9 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 242.2645°, Dec 52.9441°
ConstellationDraco

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
GJ 3942 b6.91 days0.0608 AU2.57 R⊕ estimated7.14 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2017

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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