Exoplanet

GJ 3021 b

Orbiting GJ 3021

Overview

GJ 3021 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star GJ 3021, discovered in 2000 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

1071.04

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

133.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

17.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

350

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)

1071.04

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

350 K

Parameter source: Naef et al. 2001

Orbital Period

133.710+0.2000.200days

Semi-Major Axis

0.4900au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

1071.04+28.6028.60

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

3.3700+0.09000.0900

Eccentricity

0.5110+0.01700.0170

Epoch of Periastron

2451545.86+0.640.64days

Argument of Periastron

290.7+3.03.0deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

167.00+4.004.00m/s

Distance from Earth

17.6 pc (~57 ly)

Spectral Type

G6 V

Temperature

5540 K

Mass (Solar)

0.90 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.90 R☉

Luminosity

-0.18 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

4.0634°, -79.8514°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2000

Data Sources

Source ID: GJ 3021 b

System Context

GJ 3021 b orbits GJ 3021 and was reported in 2000 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 1,071.04 Earth masses (M sin i), an orbital period of 133.71 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 350 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 17.6 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G6 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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