Star with a known planet
GJ 436
GJ 436, an M2.5 V star, has one confirmed planet.
Measured
- Distance
- about 31.8 light-years
- Star's spectral type
- M2.5 V
- Confirmed planets
- 1
How far, from the Sun
About 31.8 light-years. To cross it:
- Light31.8 years
- Voyager 1's speed565,000 years
- Driving at 100 km/h343 million years
Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.
How it was found
- First planet found in 2004, by radial velocity (NASA Exoplanet Archive).
Its planets
- GJ 436 b — 4.2 times Earth's width, Neptune-sized; its year lasts 3 days; about 410 °C, hotter than boiling water; found in 2004 by radial velocity.
The NASA Exoplanet Archive's page
Where this comes from
- NASA Exoplanet Archive, Planetary Systems Composite Parameters (fetched 2026-11-02). Composite values: where a planet's size or mass was not measured, the archive estimates it from the other.
- This research has made use of the NASA Exoplanet Archive, which is operated by the California Institute of Technology, under contract with NASA under the Exoplanet Exploration Program.
Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.