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^[1] 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.^[2][3][4][5]

G 196-3

Observation data Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation	Ursa Major
Right ascension	10h 04m 21.4629s[1]
Declination	50° 23′ 13.3872″[1]
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[1] mas/yr Dec.: −202.394±0.053[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)	45.8611 ± 0.0388 mas[1]
Distance	71.12 ± 0.06 ly (21.80 ± 0.02 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)	13.33
Other designations
TYC 3440-13-1, NLTT 23293
Database references
SIMBAD	data

Substellar companion

Observations of the substellar object were performed on January 25, 1998 where a faint red companion was present 16.2 arc seconds southwest of the star. A comparison of images taken at different wavelengths was done using low-intermediate-resolution spectroscopy confirmed the presence of a substellar object which was named G 196-3B. The Further observations confirmed the discovery when the team of Rafael Rebolo obtained R & I broadband photometry on March 19, 1998. The TCS Telescope showed its very cool nature in near-infrared (K Band). The comparison of the optical and infrared magnitudes including dust condensation has allowed astronomers to conclude that the substellar object was 25–10+15 Jupiter masses or simply 25 masses that of the Jovian-planet Jupiter. This was the second^[6][7] discovery of a brown dwarf that was found around a low-mass star whose age^[8] was relatively young. The separation of the star and the substellar object has suggested that both were parts of a fragment from a collapsing cloud although another possible scenario suggests that it originated from a dissipated protoplanetary disk.^{[9][2][10][11][12][13]}

The G 196-3 planetary system^[14][15]

Companion (in order from star)	Mass	Semimajor axis (AU)	Orbital period (days)	Eccentricity	Inclination	Radius
B	26±1 MJ	350±1	—	—	—	1.36±0.23 RJ

See also

• HAT-P-12
• HAT-P-13
• OGLE-TR-111

References

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15. Filippazzo, Joseph C.; Rice, Emily L.; Faherty, Jacqueline; Cruz, Kelle L.; Van Gordon, Mollie M.; Looper, Dagny L. (2015-09-10). "Fundamental Parameters and Spectral Energy Distributions of Young and Field Age Objects with Masses Spanning the Stellar to Planetary Regime". The Astrophysical Journal. 810 (2): 158. arXiv:1508.01767. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/810/2/158. ISSN 1538-4357.