GJ 3470 b

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Description: GJ 3470 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star GJ 3470, located in the constellation Cancer. With a mass of just under 14 Earth-masses, a radius approximately 4.3 times that of Earth's, and a high equilibrium temperature of 615 K, it is a hot Neptune.

Physical Properties

Mass (Jupiter mass): 0.0437340716735362 MJ

Radius (Jupiter radius): 0.408 RJ

Density: 0.8 g/cm³

Equilibrium Temperature: 593.5 K

Orbital Parameters

Orbital Period: 3.3366496 days

Semi-major Axis: 0.0355 AU

Eccentricity: 0.017

Inclination: 89.13°

Host Star Properties

Host Star: GJ 3470

Spectral Type: M1.5

Temperature: 3652.0 K

Stellar Mass: 0.5 M

Stellar Radius: 0.5 R

Discovery Information

Planet Letter: b

Object ID: 3.11524

Host ID: 2.101292

Discovery Date: 2012-10

Discovery Year: 2012

Discovery Method: Radial Velocity

Discovery Locale: Ground

Discovery Facility: La Silla Observatory

Discovery Instrument: HARPS Spectrograph

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