Terrestrial planet · GJ 740

GJ 740 b

ExoplanetsDiscovered 2021

Scientific overview

GJ 740 b is a terrestrial planet orbiting GJ 740, completing an orbit every 2 days, about 36 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2021 using the radial velocity method.

Host star

GJ 740

Spectral type

M1.0 V

Temperature

3,913 K

Mass

0.58 M☉

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Radial Velocity Method

Discovery year

2021

Knowledge connections

OrbitsGJ 740
Discovered by methodRadial Velocity Method
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

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