GJ 3293
Star in the constellation Eridanus
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GJ 3293 (sometimes Gliese 3293) is a star in the constellation of Eridanus, that is orbited by four planets, two of which (GJ 3293b & GJ 3293d) are located within the star's habitable zone. It is located at the celestial coordinates: Right Ascension 04h 28m 35.71911s, Declination −25° 10′ 09.2979″.[2] With an apparent visual magnitude of 11.96,[6] this star is too faint to be seen with the naked eye. It can be viewed with a telescope having an aperture of at least 4 in (10 cm). The estimated distance to GJ 3293 is 65.9 light-years (20.2 parsecs), based on its stellar parallax.[2] GJ 3293 is significantly smaller and cooler than the Sun.[1]
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Eridanus[1] |
| Right ascension | 04h 28m 35.71911s[2] |
| Declination | −25° 10′ 09.2979″[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.96[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | main sequence[4] |
| Spectral type | M2.5[3] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +13.116±0.0024[5] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −81.375 mas/yr[2] Dec.: −485.454 mas/yr[2] |
| Parallax (π) | 49.4868±0.0227 mas[2] |
| Distance | 65.91 ± 0.03 ly (20.207 ± 0.009 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 10.66[1] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 0.420[1] M☉ |
| Radius | 0.40±0.03[1] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 0.022[1] L☉ |
| Temperature | 3,466±49[1] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.02±0.09[1] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | −25.9±6.6[1] km/s |
| Other designations | |
| GJ 3293,[3] LHS 1672,[6] 2MASS J04283571-2510088, Gaia DR2 4893118771316702720 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| Exoplanet Archive | data |
| ARICNS | data |
Planetary system
In 2015, it was discovered that GJ 3293 possessed two planets,[1] and in 2017 an additional two planets were discovered, making a total of four.[4] Two of these planets are located within the habitable zone: GJ 3293b and GJ 3293d.[4]
| Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | ≥3.28±0.64 M🜨 | 0.08208+0.00003 −0.00004 |
13.2543+0.0078 −0.0104 |
0.21+0.20 −0.14 |
— | — |
| b | ≥23.54+0.88 −0.89 M🜨 |
0.14339±0.00003 | 30.5987+0.0083 −0.0084 |
0.06±0.04 | — | — |
| d | ≥7.60±1.05 M🜨 | 0.19394+0.00017 −0.00018 |
48.1345+0.0628 −0.0661 |
0.12+0.13 −0.09 |
— | — |
| c | ≥21.09+1.24 −1.26 M🜨 |
0.36175+0.00048 −0.00047 |
122.6196+0.2429 −0.2371 |
0.11+0.10 −0.08 |
— | — |