G 196-3

G 196-3
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Ursa Major
Right ascension 10h 04m 21.4627s
Declination 50° 23′ 13.386″
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.7
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type M3.0V
U−B color index +1.67
B−V color index +1.16
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)11.7 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −141.079 mas/yr
Dec.: −202.336 mas/yr
Parallax (π)45.8541±0.0188 mas
Distance71.13 ± 0.03 ly
(21.808 ± 0.009 pc)
Details
Mass0.525 M
Radius0.52 R
Luminosity0.00431 L
Surface gravity (log g)5.0 cgs
Temperature3,485 K
Rotation1.315 days
Rotational velocity (v sin i)16.6 km/s
Age38 Myr
Other designations
TYC 3440-13-1, NLTT 23293
Database references
SIMBADdata

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.