Imaginary Picture of Gl 378 b

Display orbital revolution of Gl 378 b around the hoststar Gl 378
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Exoplanet Name : Gl 378 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2089 (Rjup) 2.3414 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0410 (Mjup) 13.0259 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0394 (AU) 0.0394 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.1090
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0105
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 3.82 (Days Obs.) 3.82 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 2.3760
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 55988.2 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 686.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 644.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 521.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 816.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 766.7 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Radial Velocity
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : Gl 378
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 48.8
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.6 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.6 (Msun Measured) 0.6 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3879 (K)
Spectral type : M1
UV portion[%]: 0.5
Visible portion[%]: 21.3
IR portion[%]: 78.1
Metalicity : 0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 8.1
Apparent Magnitude: 9.0
Right Ascension(RA) 150.5906
Declination (DEC) 48.0722
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Gl+378+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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Gl 378 b
Gl 378 b

  • Gl 378 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Gl 378, located about 48.8 light-years (15.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2019.
  • The host star Gl 378 has apparent magnitude of 9.0, with absolute magnitude of 8.1.
  • It is 0.6 times more massive and 0.6 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3879 with its spectral types of M1
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Gl 378 b orbits around the star Gl 378 every 3.8 days with its orbital distance of 0.04 AU ( 5899392.0 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Gl 378 b around its host star Gl 378)


  • The Star Gl 378 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.183 AU ( 27307736.2 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.252 AU ( 37746427.8 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.384 AU ( 57517202.7 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.566 AU ( 84639083.4 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Gl 378 b : 55988.17 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Gl 378)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Gl 378 distance : 0.205 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Gl 378 distance : 0.259 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Gl 378 distance : 0.251 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Gl 378 distance : 0.276 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Gl 378 distance : 0.495 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Gl 378 distance : 0.523 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Gl 378)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Gl 378 distance : 0.203 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Gl 378 distance : 0.268 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Gl 378 distance : 0.268 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Gl 378 distance : 0.503 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Gl 378 distance : 0.523 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Gl 378)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Gl 378 and its Exoplanet Gl 378 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Gl 378 and its Exoplanet Gl 378 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Gl 378*)
    *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