Gl 378

Planetary system · 48.8 light-years away · also HIP 49189

Gl 378 is 48.8 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this M1 star; the first was found in 2019 by radial velocity (Haute-Provence Observatory).

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Worth knowing

Gl 378 b goes round its star every 3.82 days, 23 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM1
Surface temperature3,879 K
Mass0.56 solar masses
Radius0.56 solar radii
Luminosity0.06 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.03
Distance from the Sun48.8 light-years (15.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 150.5866°, Dec 48.0825°
ConstellationUrsa Major

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Gl 378 b3.82 days0.0394 AU3.66 R⊕ estimated13.02 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2019

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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