GJ 3021 b

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Description: GJ 3021 b, also known as Gliese 3021 b or HD 1237 b, is an extrasolar planet approximately 57 light-years away, orbiting its bright G-dwarf parent star in the Southern constellation of Hydrus. It was discovered with the Swiss Euler Telescope at the Chilean La Silla Observatory in 2000.

Physical Properties

Mass (Jupiter mass): Unknown

Radius (Jupiter radius): 1.17 RJ

Density: 2.62 g/cm³

Equilibrium Temperature: 350.0 K

Orbital Parameters

Orbital Period: 133.71 days

Semi-major Axis: 0.49 AU

Eccentricity: 0.511

Inclination: Unknown

Host Star Properties

Host Star: GJ 3021

Spectral Type: G6 V

Temperature: 5540.0 K

Stellar Mass: 0.9 M

Stellar Radius: 0.9 R

Discovery Information

Planet Letter: b

Object ID: 3.1097

Host ID: 2.53952

Discovery Date: 2001-08

Discovery Year: 2000

Discovery Method: Radial Velocity

Discovery Locale: Ground

Discovery Facility: La Silla Observatory

Discovery Instrument: CORALIE Spectrograph

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