GJ 3779

Planetary system · 44.8 light-years away

GJ 3779 is 44.8 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this M4.0 V star; the first was found in 2018 by radial velocity (Calar Alto Observatory).

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Worth knowing

GJ 3779 b goes round its star every 3.02 days, 29 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM4.0 V
Surface temperature3,324 K
Mass0.27 solar masses
Radius0.281 solar radii
Luminosity0.00867 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.04
Distance from the Sun44.8 light-years (13.7 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 200.7335°, Dec 24.4639°
ConstellationComa Berenices

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
GJ 3779 b3.02 days0.0260 AU2.75 R⊕ estimated8 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2018

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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