Temperature
3785 K
3782 to 3845.5
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GJ 96
M2 • 11.93 pc
Records
7
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
8
distinct source labels
HIP: HIP 11048TIC: TIC 409527090
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: Hobson et al. 2018 • System source: TICv8
Mass
0.60 Msun
0.50 to 0.60
Luminosity
-1.05 log(Lsun)
-1.21 to -1.05
Distance
11.93 pc
single adopted value
Spectral Type
M2
Multiple classifications reported
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
GJ 96 b
Radial Velocity
◌
Discovery
2018
Period
73.94 days
Radius
—
Mass
19.66 M⊕
Eq. Temp
—
GJ 96 and Its Planet
GJ 96 is a star 38.9 light-years from Earth with a spectral type of M2, making it a small, cool red dwarf. Its mass of 0.6 solar masses is smaller than the Sun's, and its temperature of 3790 K is cooler than the Sun's. One known planet orbits this host.
That planet, GJ 96 b, was discovered in 2018 using the radial velocity method, which measures the wobble a planet's gravity induces in its star's motion. Repeated wobbles reveal the planet and its orbital period. GJ 96 b completes one orbit every 73.9 days.
Its minimum mass is 19.7 Earth masses, a lower bound on its true mass. That minimum mass is larger than Earth's.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
7
Stellar refs
7
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitystable
Metallicitystable
Spectral Typedisputed
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3799 | 0.50 | 0.61 | — | -1.16 | M2 | 11.93 | Turnbull 2015 | TICv8 |
| 3785 | 0.60 | — | — | -1.05 | M2 | 11.93 | Hobson et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.93 | Nidever et al. 2002 | TICv8 |
| 3782 | 0.57 | 0.58 | — | -1.21 | — | 11.93 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.93 | Wright et al. 2004 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | M0.5 | 11.93 | Hawley et al. 1996 | TICv8 |
| 3845.5 | — | 0.59 | — | -1.16 | — | 11.93 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |