GJ 3470

GJ 3470 / Kaewkosin
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Cancer
Right ascension 07h 59m 05.83953s
Declination +15° 23 29.2361
Apparent magnitude (V) 12.330
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Main sequence red dwarf
Spectral type M2.0Ve
Apparent magnitude (B) 13.5
Apparent magnitude (V) 12.330
Apparent magnitude (R) 11.934
Apparent magnitude (J) 8.794
Apparent magnitude (H) 8.206
Apparent magnitude (K) 7.989
B−V color index 1.17
V−R color index 0.396
J−H color index 0.588
J−K color index 0.217
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)25.95±0.25 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -185.706 mas/yr
Dec.: -56.994 mas/yr
Parallax (π)34.0172±0.0255 mas
Distance95.88 ± 0.07 ly
(29.40 ± 0.02 pc)
Details
Mass0.539+0.047
−0.043
 M
Radius0.547±0.018 R
Luminosity (bolometric)0.029±0.002 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.695±0.046 cgs
Temperature3652±50 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.20±0.10 dex
Rotation21.54±0.49 d
Age0.3-3 Gyr
Other designations
Kaewkosin, GJ 3470, LP 424-4, NLTT 18739, PM J07590+1523, TIC 19028197, 2MASS J07590587+1523294
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata

GJ 3470, proper name Kaewkosin, is a red dwarf star located in the constellation of Cancer, 96 light-years (29 parsecs) away from Earth. With a faint apparent magnitude of 12.3, it is not visible to the naked eye. It hosts one known exoplanet, GJ 3470 b.