G 196-3

G 196-3 is a young low-mass M dwarf type star which is about 100 million years old. The star is located within the Ursa Major constellation about 71.1 light years away from the Earth. During observations by Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias in Tenerife, Spain in 1998, a substellar-mass object was discovered to orbit approximately 300 astronomical units (AU) from the star. It was detected using direct imaging.

G 196-3
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Ursa Major
Right ascension 10h 04m 21.4629s
Declination 50° 23 13.3872
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.3
Characteristics
Spectral type M3V
U−B color index +1.67
B−V color index +1.16
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)11.7 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −141.177±0.055 mas/yr
Dec.: −202.394±0.053 mas/yr
Parallax (π)45.8611 ± 0.0388 mas
Distance71.12 ± 0.06 ly
(21.80 ± 0.02 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)13.33
Other designations
TYC 3440-13-1, NLTT 23293
Database references
SIMBADdata
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