Finding Earth 2.0
Gliese 48 · M3.5 V

Gliese 48 b

Rank #178 of the ranked catalogue · Discovered by Radial Velocity in 2026

HZ 0%M sin i

0.125

Earth-2.0 index

0.724

Earth Similarity Index

0%

Habitable-zone probability

2.77 R⊕

Radius

Planet

Mass8.110 M⊕M sin i
Bulk density2.100 g/cm³
Orbital period39.6299 days
Semi-major axis0.17520 au
Eccentricity0.000
Incident flux0.890 S⊕
Equilibrium temperature246.9 K
Maximum angular separation21.28 masReflected-light contrast 4.34e-8 at Aᵍ = 0.30 and Lambertian quadrature.
Composite parameter sources3 · mixedThe archive may select different publications for different parameters; mixed-source is disclosed, not automatically penalised.
Default-solution coverage83%0% median composite-to-default difference over shared parameters.

Host star & system

HostGliese 48
Spectral typeM3.5 V
Effective temperature3450 K
Radius0.463 R☉
Mass0.470 M☉
Distance8.2 pc / 26.9 ly
DiscoveryRadial Velocity, 2026