Imaginary Picture of GJ 3779 b

Display orbital revolution of GJ 3779 b around the hoststar GJ 3779
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Exoplanet Name : GJ 3779 b
Alternate Name : Ross 1020
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1536 (Rjup) 1.7223 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0252 (Mjup) 8.0120 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0260 (AU) 0.0260 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0700
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0083
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 3.02 (Days Obs.) 2.95 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 2.7011
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 17487.0 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 513.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 482.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 390.0 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 610.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 573.2 (K)
Size Class: super-Earth-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Radial Velocity
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : GJ 3779
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 44.8
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.3 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.3 (Msun Measured) 0.3 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3324 (K)
Spectral type : MRV
UV portion[%]: 0.2
Visible portion[%]: 12.4
IR portion[%]: 87.3
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 12.3
Apparent Magnitude: 13.0
Right Ascension(RA) 200.7364
Declination (DEC) 24.4675
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=GJ+3779+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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GJ 3779 b
GJ 3779 b

  • GJ 3779 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star GJ 3779, located about 44.8 light-years (13.7 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star GJ 3779 has apparent magnitude of 13.0, with absolute magnitude of 12.3.
  • It is 0.3 times more massive and 0.3 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3324 with its spectral types of MRV
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet GJ 3779 b orbits around the star GJ 3779 every 3.0 days with its orbital distance of 0.03 AU ( 3889544.6 km)
  • (Projected orbit of GJ 3779 b around its host star GJ 3779)


  • The Star GJ 3779 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.067 AU ( 10062049.8 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.093 AU ( 13908382.4 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.142 AU ( 21193296.8 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.208 AU ( 31186864.6 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of GJ 3779 b : 17486.98 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star GJ 3779)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star GJ 3779 distance : 0.076 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star GJ 3779 distance : 0.096 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star GJ 3779 distance : 0.093 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star GJ 3779 distance : 0.102 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star GJ 3779 distance : 0.189 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star GJ 3779 distance : 0.200 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star GJ 3779)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star GJ 3779 distance : 0.076 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star GJ 3779 distance : 0.100 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star GJ 3779 distance : 0.100 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star GJ 3779 distance : 0.192 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star GJ 3779 distance : 0.200 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star GJ 3779)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star GJ 3779 and its Exoplanet GJ 3779 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star GJ 3779 and its Exoplanet GJ 3779 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star GJ 3779*)
    *Yamashiki YA et al. 2019 ApJ 881 114
    MUSCLES Paper I - France et al. 2016 ApJ 820 89
    MUSCLES Paper II- Youngblood et al. 2016 ApJ 824 101
    MUSCLES Paper III- Loyd et al. 2016 ApJ 824 102