GJ 740

Planetary system · 36.2 light-years away · also HD 176029, HIP 93101

GJ 740 is 36.2 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this M1.0 V star; the first was found in 2021 by radial velocity (Multiple Observatories).

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Worth knowing

GJ 740 b goes round its star every 2.38 days, 37 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM1.0 V
Surface temperature3,913 K
Mass0.58 solar masses
Radius0.56 solar radii
Luminosity0.06223 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude9.22
Distance from the Sun36.2 light-years (11.1 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 284.4997°, Dec 5.9029°
ConstellationSerpens

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
GJ 740 b2.38 days0.0290 AU1.53 R⊕ estimated2.96 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2021

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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