GJ 3512

GJ 3512 is a red dwarf star 31 light-years from the Sun that is orbited by a gas giant. GJ 3512 has a mass of roughly 0.12 solar masses and its companion GJ 3512b has a minimum mass of 0.46 Jupiter masses. The star's mass is only 250 times that of the gas giant, calling into question traditional models of planetary formation.[8][9]

GJ 3512
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Ursa Major
Right ascension  08h 41m 20.1289s[1]
Declination +59° 29′ 50.445″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +15.05[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Red dwarf
Spectral type M5.70[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)8[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −260.421[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −1279.613[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)105.3856 ± 0.0944[1] mas
Distance30.95 ± 0.03 ly
(9.489 ± 0.008 pc)
Details
Mass0.117[5] M☉
Radius0.166[5] R☉
Luminosity0.00083[6] L☉
Temperature2,844[6] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.02[3] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2.0[7] km/s
Other designations
2MASS J08412013+5929505, G 234-45
Database references
SIMBADdata

See also

References
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