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cool red dwarf · M2.5V

GJ 876

GJ 876 is a cool red dwarf 15.2 light-years from Earth, with a temperature of 3,294 K, 0.32 times the Sun's mass and an age of about 1 billion years. It has 4 known planets.

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Planets
4 
Distance
15.2 light-years4.68 pc
Star
3,294 K0.3 R☉

About this system

The innermost, GJ 876 d, circles it in 1.94 days; the outermost, GJ 876 e, in 124 days. 2 of them lie in the habitable zone: GJ 876 c and GJ 876 b.

Worlds of GJ 876

NameTypeSizeA yearTemperature
GJ 876 dSub-Neptune 2.5 × Earth1.94 days603 K
GJ 876 cGas giant 1.2 × Jupiter30.1 days242 K
GJ 876 bGas giant 1.2 × Jupiter61.1 days191 K
GJ 876 eSub-Neptune 3.9 × Earth124 days150 K