Temperature
3345 K
single adopted value
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GJ 896 A
Unclassified star • 6.26 pc
Records
6
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
6
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 247985094HIP: HIP 116132 A
Approximate color
from effective temperature
Canonical Summary
Adopted host values from one source row
Values come from the row with the most populated summary measurements. Missing values stay missing. Ranges and counts describe all source rows.
Stellar source: TICv8 • System source: TICv8
Mass
0.39 Msun
0.30 to 0.44
Radius
0.39 Rsun
single adopted value
Luminosity
-1.76 log(Lsun)
-2 to -1.76
Distance
6.26 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.39 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
GJ 896 A
0.39 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
GJ 896 A b
Astrometry
◌
Discovery
2022
Period
284.4 days
Radius
—
Mass
718.3 M⊕
Eq. Temp
—
GJ 896 A and Its Planet
GJ 896 A is a star 20.4 light-years away with a spectral type of M3.5 V, making it a small, cool red dwarf. Its mass is 0.385 solar masses and its radius is 0.395 solar radii, both smaller than the Sun's. Its temperature is 3350 K, cooler than the Sun's. One planet is known to orbit this host.
That planet, GJ 896 A b, was discovered by astrometry in 2022. Its mass is 718 Earth masses, larger than Earth's and roughly 2.26 times Jupiter's mass. Its orbital period is 284 days.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
6
Stellar refs
5
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturestable
Massdisputed
Radiusstable
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitystable
Spectral Typedisputed
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | — | M3.5 | 6.26 | Hawley et al. 1996 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.26 | Duncan et al. 1991 | TICv8 |
| — | 0.44 | — | — | — | M3.5 V | 6.26 | Curiel et al. 2022 | TICv8 |
| 3345 | 0.39 | 0.39 | — | -1.76 | — | 6.26 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.26 | Duncan et al. 1991 | TICv8 |
| — | 0.30 | — | — | -2 | M3.5V | 6.26 | Turnbull 2015 | TICv8 |