Imaginary Picture of GJ 896A b

Display orbital revolution of GJ 896A b around the hoststar GJ 896A
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Exoplanet Name : GJ 896A b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 2.2600 (Mjup) 718.5399 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.6428 (AU) 0.6428 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.3500
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.7786
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 284.39 (Days Obs.) 285.13 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 6.9392
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 71.2 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 129.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 121.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 98.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 154.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 144.8 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Astrometry
Mass Detection : Astrometry
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : GJ 896A
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 20.4
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.4 (Rsun Estimated)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.4 (Msun Measured) 0.4 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3400 (K)
Spectral type : M4
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 12.1
IR portion[%]: 87.6
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 11.2
Apparent Magnitude: 10.2
Right Ascension(RA) 352.9667
Declination (DEC) 19.9372
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=GJ+896A&submit=SIMBAD+search
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GJ 896A b
GJ 896A b

  • GJ 896A b is an exoplanet orbiting the star GJ 896A, located about 20.4 light-years ( 6.3 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2022.
  • The host star GJ 896A has apparent magnitude of 10.2, with absolute magnitude of 11.2.
  • It is 0.4 times more massive and 0.4 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3400 with its spectral types of M4
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet GJ 896A b orbits around the star GJ 896A every 284.4 days with its orbital distance of 0.64 AU ( 96164503.2 km)
  • (Projected orbit of GJ 896A b around its host star GJ 896A)


  • The Star GJ 896A 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.106 AU ( 15870884.5 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.147 AU ( 21937709.9 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.223 AU ( 33428215.2 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.329 AU ( 49191083.0 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of GJ 896A b : 71.17 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star GJ 896A)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star GJ 896A distance : 0.120 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star GJ 896A distance : 0.152 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star GJ 896A distance : 0.147 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star GJ 896A distance : 0.161 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star GJ 896A distance : 0.297 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star GJ 896A distance : 0.313 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star GJ 896A)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star GJ 896A distance : 0.119 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star GJ 896A distance : 0.157 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star GJ 896A distance : 0.158 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star GJ 896A distance : 0.302 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star GJ 896A distance : 0.314 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star GJ 896A)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star GJ 896A and its Exoplanet GJ 896A b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star GJ 896A and its Exoplanet GJ 896A b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star GJ 896A*)
    *Yamashiki YA et al. 2019 ApJ 881 114
    MUSCLES Paper I - France et al. 2016 ApJ 820 89
    MUSCLES Paper II- Youngblood et al. 2016 ApJ 824 101
    MUSCLES Paper III- Loyd et al. 2016 ApJ 824 102