Gliese 12

Planetary system · 39.8 light-years away

Gliese 12 is 39.8 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this M4 V star; the first was found in 2024 by transit (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)).

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Worth knowing

Gliese 12 b goes round its star every 12.8 days, 7 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM4 V
Surface temperature3,328 K
Mass0.255 solar masses
Radius0.265 solar radii
Luminosity0.00728 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.6
Ageabout 7 billion years
Distance from the Sun39.8 light-years (12.2 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 3.9579°, Dec 13.5576°
ConstellationPisces

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Gliese 12 b12.8 days0.0670 AU0.93 R⊕0.95 M⊕Transit, 2024

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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