SPECULOOS-3

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SPECULOOS-3
LSPM J2049+3336 as seen by 2MASS.png
SPECULOOS-3 (circled) as seen by 2MASS.
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Cygnus [1]
Right ascension 20h 49m 27.44052s [2]
Declination +33° 36′ 50.9686″ [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)17.8 (estimate) [3]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Red dwarf
Spectral type M6.5±0.5 [4]
Apparent magnitude  (B)19 [5]
Apparent magnitude  (R)16.4 [5]
Apparent magnitude  (G)15.379 [2]
Apparent magnitude  (J)11.5 [6]
Apparent magnitude  (H)10.867±0.021 [5]
Apparent magnitude  (K)10.54 [6]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ)RA: –207.809  mas/yr [2]
Dec.: –412.215  mas/yr [2]
Parallax (π)59.7005 ± 0.0434  mas [2]
Distance 54.63 ± 0.04  ly
(16.75 ± 0.01  pc) [2]
Details [4]
Mass 0.1009±0.0024  M☉
Radius 0.123±0.0022  R☉
Luminosity 0.000835±0.000019  L☉
Surface gravity (log g)5.265±0.014  cgs
Temperature 2800±29  K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.07±0.1  dex
Rotation 1.34±0.14 d
Rotational velocity (v sin i)4.8±0.5 km/s
Age 6.6+1.8
−2.4  Gyr
Other designations
Gaia DR2  1869054868256849920, Gaia DR3  1869054868256849920, LSPM J2049+3336, TIC  230741378, 2MASS J20492745+3336512, WISE J204927.26+333646.6
Database references
SIMBAD data
Exoplanet Archive data

SPECULOOS-3, also known as LSPM J2049+3336, is a red dwarf star (spectral type M6.5) located 54.6 light-years from Earth [4] in the constellation Cygnus. It is one of the smallest known stars, and is much cooler, dimmer and smaller than the Sun, having 0.1 times the mass, 0.08% the Sun's luminosity, and an effective temperature of 2,800  K (2,530 °C), which is less than half of the Sun's temperature (5,772 K). [4] It is orbited by one known exoplanet, and is the second ultra-cool dwarf discovered to have a planetary system, after TRAPPIST-1. [7] [8]

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Stellar properties

The age of SPECULOOS-3 is constrained at 6.6 billion years, 44% older than the Solar System, with significant margins of error. A bayesian analysis of the star derived a mass of 0.101  M☉, an effective temperature of 2,800  K (2,530 °C; 4,580 °F) and a luminosity of 8.35×10−6  L☉. These characteristics classify SPECULOOS-3 as an ultracool dwarf, which are stars at the end of the main sequence, with low temperatures, low luminosites and sizes similar to Jupiter. It is spinning at a rotational velocity of 4.8 km/s and has a projected rotational period of 1.34 days. [4]

The stellar radius, computed using the Stefan–Boltzmann law, is 0.134  R☉ (93,000 kilometres). [4] This makes SPECULOOS-3 the second-smallest star known to host a transiting planet, just marginally larger than TRAPPIST-1, [4] and its size is similar to that of Jupiter. [9] Its apparent magnitude is estimated at 17.8, [3] which is too faint to be seen by the naked eye.

It was first discovered in 2005 as part of the LSPM-North catalog, whose objective was to map stars in the northern celestial hemisphere with proper motions larger than 0.15" per year and apparent magnitudes smaller than 21m. [3] Its trignometric parallax was first measured in 2014 at 67.5±1.7  mas , translating into a distance of 14.8 parsecs (48.27 ly). [6] Gaia Data Release 3 (2023) published a parallax of 59.7 milliarcseconds, translating into a distance of 16.75 parsecs (54.6 ly). [2] This make this star relatively close to Earth. [10]

Red dwarf stars such as SPECULOOS-3 are the most numerous type of stars, making up 70% of all stars in the Milky Way galaxy. They are expected to live 10 times more than the Sun, with lifespans longer than 100 billion years. [10]

Planetary system

SPECULOOS-3 hosts one exoplanet, discovered in 2024 via the transit method. [11] Named SPECULOOS-3 b, it is an Earth-sized exoplanet that has a radius similar to that of Earth, equivalent to 0.98 Earth radii. [4] It takes only about 17 hours to complete an orbit around SPECULOOS-3, and, because of that proximity, it receives very high levels of radiation and is likely tidally locked, meaning that one side of the planet always faces its host star. [9] Its discovery was made using the SPECULOOS project, and was announced on 15 May 2024 in the academic journal Nature Astronomy. [12]

The mass of SPECULOOS-3 b has been not measured, [4] but it has been estimated by NASA's Eyes on Exoplanets at 0.894  ME. [13] Its equilibrium temperature is about 553  K (280 °C; 536 °F), meaning that its dayside is likely formed by solid rock. [4] The planet is an optimal target for characterization with the James Webb Space Telescope, giving more information about the planet's mineralogy [12] and the possibility of hosting an atmosphere. [14]

The SPECULOOS-3 planetary system [4]
Companion
(in order from star)		 Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)		 Orbital period
(days)		 Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b —0.007330(55)0.71912603(57)—89.44±0.39 ° 0.977±0.022  R🜨

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