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Barnard's star

M3.5-4 V โ€ข 1.83 pc

Records

7

literature rows

Planets

4

system count

References

8

distinct source labels

HIP: HIP 87937TIC: TIC 325554331

Approximate color

from effective temperature

Canonical Summary

Adopted host values from all rows

Numeric fields use the median of non-null measurements. Disagreement stays visible through ranges, counts, and provenance.

Temperature

3259 K

3195 to 3271

3 values โ€ข 3 distinct

Mass

0.16 Msun

0.16 to 0.24

3 values โ€ข 3 distinct

Radius

0.19 Rsun

0.18 to 0.19

3 values โ€ข 3 distinct

Luminosity

-2.43 log(Lsun)

-2.45 to -2.42

2 values โ€ข 2 distinct

Distance

1.83 pc

single adopted value

7 values โ€ข 1 distinct

Spectral Type

M3.5-4 V

Multiple classifications reported

M3.5-4 V (1), M3.5V (1), M4 (1)

Planets

4

Stable across source rows

4

Scale Comparison

Radius against the Sun

Current adopted radius: 0.19 Rโ˜‰ โ€ข circles scaled linearly by radius

Sun

1.0 Rโ˜‰ baseline

Barnard's star

0.19 Rโ˜‰

System Layout

Known planets

4 planets linked to this host

Barnard c

Radial Velocity

โ—Œ

Discovery

2025

Period

4.12 days

Radius

โ€”

Mass

0.34 MโŠ•

Eq. Temp

400 K

Barnard b

Radial Velocity

โ—Œ

Discovery

2024

Period

3.15 days

Radius

โ€”

Mass

0.37 MโŠ•

Eq. Temp

400 K

Barnard e

Radial Velocity

โ—Œ

Discovery

2025

Period

6.74 days

Radius

โ€”

Mass

0.19 MโŠ•

Eq. Temp

340 K

Barnard d

Radial Velocity

โ—Œ

Discovery

2025

Period

2.34 days

Radius

โ€”

Mass

0.26 MโŠ•

Eq. Temp

483 K

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

7

Stellar refs

7

System refs

1

Distancestable

7 values โ€ข 1 distinct

Parallaxstable

7 values โ€ข 1 distinct

Temperaturedisputed

3 values โ€ข 3 distinct

Massdisputed

3 values โ€ข 3 distinct

Radiusdisputed

3 values โ€ข 3 distinct

Luminositydisputed

2 values โ€ข 2 distinct

Surface Gravitydisputed

2 values โ€ข 2 distinct

Metallicitystable

1 values โ€ข 1 distinct

Spectral Typedisputed

3 values โ€ข 3 distinct

ST TEFFST MASSST RADST AGEST LUMST SPECTYPESY DISTStellar RefSystem Ref
32590.160.19โ€”-2.42โ€”1.83TICv8TICv8
โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”1.83Wright et al. 2004TICv8
โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”M41.83Hawley et al. 1996TICv8
32710.240.19โ€”โ€”M3.5V1.83Turnbull 2015TICv8
โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”1.83Duncan et al. 1991TICv8
31950.160.18โ€”-2.45M3.5-4 V1.83González Hernández et al. 2024TICv8
โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”1.83Nidever et al. 2002TICv8