GJ 536

Planetary system · 34.0 light-years away · also HD 122303, HIP 68469

GJ 536 is 34.0 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this M1 V star; the first was found in 2016 by radial velocity (La Silla Observatory).

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Worth knowing

GJ 536 b goes round its star every 8.71 days, 10 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM1 V
Surface temperature3,641 K
Mass0.528 solar masses
Radius0.529 solar radii
Luminosity0.04437 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude9.71
Ageabout 4.2 billion years
Distance from the Sun34.0 light-years (10.4 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 210.2597°, Dec -2.6523°
ConstellationVirgo

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
GJ 536 b8.71 days0.0668 AU2.41 R⊕ estimated6.37 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2016
GJ 536 c32.8 days0.162 AU2.3 R⊕ estimated5.89 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2025

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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