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GJ 3293

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 04 28 35.71911, Declination −25° 10′ 09.2979″. With an apparent visual magnitude of 11.96, 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. GJ 3293 is significantly smaller and cooler than the Sun.

Planetary system

In 2015, it was discovered that GJ 3293 possessed two planets, and in 2017 an additional two planets were discovered, making a total of four. Two of these planets are located within the habitable zone: GJ 3293b and GJ 3293d.

The GJ 3293 planetary system
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

References

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