Astronomers have detected a super-Earth orbiting GJ 3998, a nearby red dwarf located 59 light years away.
The new #planet, named GJ 3998 d, is the third planet found in the system and has a mass 6 times larger than that of the Earth.
It resides in the optimistic #habitable zone of its star and completes an orbit once every 41.8 days.
At this distance, GJ 3998 d gets just 20% more stellar insolation compared to what Earth receives by the Sun.