L 363-38

Planetary system · 33.4 light-years away

L 363-38 is 33.4 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 3,129 K star; the first was found in 2023 by radial velocity (Paranal Observatory).

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Worth knowing

L 363-38 b goes round its star every 8.78 days, 10 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature3,129 K
Mass0.21 solar masses
Radius0.274 solar radii
Luminosity0.013 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.027
Ageabout 8.07 billion years
Distance from the Sun33.4 light-years (10.2 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 10.8555°, Dec -41.2953°
ConstellationPhoenix

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
L 363-38 b8.78 days0.0480 AU2 R⊕ estimated4.67 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2023

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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