Gliese 48 b

Gliese 48 b (also known as Ross 318 b) is an exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone of the red dwarf star Gliese 48 (TIC 379084450). Located approximately 26.852 light-years (8.233 parsecs) from Earth, this temperate world is classified as a Super-Earth. Following peer review, the discovery was officially published in the Open European Journal on Variable Stars (OEJV). Gliese 48 b orbits its parent star at a distance of about 0.1752 AU (26,210,000 km; 16,290,000 mi) with an orbital period of approximately 39.63 Earth days. While it has not been observed to transit its star, its minimum mass is 8.11 M🜨, with a measured radius of about 1.69 R⊕. Receiving a substantial fraction of the stellar flux, it is located within the conservative habitable zone and is a candidate for future atmospheric characterization.