Gliese 3021 b
| Exoplanet | List of exoplanets | |
|---|---|---|
| Parent star | ||
| Star | Gliese 3021 | |
| Constellation | Hydrus | |
| Right ascension | (α) | 00h 16m 12.678s[1] |
| Declination | (δ) | −79° 51′ 04.24″[1] |
| Distance | 57.1 ± 0.3[1] ly (17.50 ± 0.09 [1] pc) | |
| Spectral type | G6V | |
| Orbital elements | ||
| Semi-major axis | (a) | 0.495[2] AU |
| Eccentricity | (e) | 0.511 ± 0.017[2] |
| Orbital period | (P) | 133.71 ± 0.20[2] d |
| Argument of periastron |
(ω) | 290.7 ± 3.0[2]° |
| Time of periastron | (T0) | 2,451,545.86 ± 0.64[2] JD |
| Semi-amplitude | (K) | 167.0 ± 4.0[2] m/s |
| Physical characteristics | ||
| Minimum mass | (m sin i) | 3.37[2] MJ |
| Discovery information | ||
| Discovery date | 25 January 2000 | |
| Discoverer(s) | Naef, Mayor, Queloz | |
| Discovery method | Radial velocity | |
| Discovery site | EULER, La Silla, Chile | |
| Discovery status | Published | |
Gliese 3021 b, also known as GJ 3021 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.[3]
As determined by doppler spectroscopy, the jovian planet has an elongated orbit about 0.5 AU from its host star and a minimum mass 3.37 times that of Jupiter. Its orbital period of more than 133 days is much longer than that for typical hot Jupiters.[3]
A study published in 2001 suggested that the usual inability to determine the orbital inclination of an extrasolar planet through radial velocity measurement had caused this mass to be severely underestimated.[4] The astrometric orbit gives an orbital inclination of 11.8° and a mass of 16 Jupiter masses, which would make the object a brown dwarf. However, later analysis showed that Hipparcos was not sensitive enough to accurately determine astrometric orbits for substellar companions, which means the inclination (and hence the true mass) of the planet are still unknown.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics 474 (2): 653–664. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. Vizier catalog entry
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Butler, R. P.; et al. (2007). "Catalog of Nearby Exoplanets". Retrieved 2007-07-28.
- 1 2 Naef, D.; et al. (2001). "The CORALIE survey for southern extrasolar planets V. 3 new extrasolar planets". Astronomy and Astrophysics 375 (1): 205–218. arXiv:astro-ph/0106255. Bibcode:2001A&A...375..205N. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20010841.
- ↑ Han; et al. (2001). "Preliminary astrometric masses for proposed extrasolar planetary companions". The Astrophysical Journal Letters 548 (1): L57–L60. Bibcode:2001ApJ...548L..57H. doi:10.1086/318927.
- ↑ Pourbaix, D. and Arenou, F. (2001). "Screening the Hipparcos-based astrometric orbits of sub-stellar objects". Astronomy and Astrophysics 372 (3): 935–944. arXiv:astro-ph/0104412. Bibcode:2001A&A...372..935P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20010597.
External links
- "GJ 3021 / HD 1237 / CD-80 9". SolStation. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- "Notes for star GJ 3021 b". The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
Coordinates: 
00h 16m 12.6775s, −79° 51′ 04.254″
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