GJ 1214 b

extrasolar planet
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GJ 1214 b

Summary

GJ 1214 b is an exoplanet[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 35 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • GJ 1214 b is credited with the discovery of David Charbonneau[3].
  • GJ 1214 b's image is recorded as Exoplanet GJ 1214 b and Its Star (Illustration) (2021-054-01FMJA3A8205K9X4M9QXJK5JX9).png[4].
  • GJ 1214 b's instance of is recorded as exoplanet[5].
  • GJ 1214 b's constellation is recorded as Ophiuchus[6].
  • GJ 1214 b's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory[7].
  • body of water is named after GJ 1214 b[8].
  • GJ 1214 b's Commons category is recorded as GJ 1214 b[9].
  • GJ 1214 b's parent astronomical body is recorded as Orkaria[10].
  • GJ 1214 b's catalog code is recorded as GJ 1214 b[11].
  • GJ 1214 b's catalog code is recorded as G 139-21b[12].
  • GJ 1214 b's catalog code is recorded as LHS 3275b[13].
  • GJ 1214 b's catalog code is recorded as TIC 467929202b[14].
  • GJ 1214 b's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2009-12-00T00:00:00Z[15].
  • GJ 1214 b's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09k4x2t[16].
  • GJ 1214 b's discovery method is recorded as transit method[17].
  • GJ 1214 b's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0062'}[18].
  • GJ 1214 b's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+88.98'}[19].
  • GJ 1214 b's M sin i is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q651336', 'amount': '+8.41'}[20].
  • GJ 1214 b's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q681996', 'amount': '+8.41'}[21].
  • GJ 1214 b's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1155470', 'amount': '+2.733'}[22].
  • GJ 1214 b's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1.580404418'}[23].
  • GJ 1214 b's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21500224', 'amount': '+68.2653'}[24].
  • GJ 1214 b's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+0.01505'}[25].
  • GJ 1214 b's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+77'}[26].
  • GJ 1214 b's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NAME G 139-21b[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

GJ 1214 b is credited with the discovery of David Charbonneau[3].

Why It Matters

GJ 1214 b has Wikipedia articles in 35 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Exoplanet Archive. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . A super-Earth transiting a nearby low-mass star. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . A super-Earth transiting a nearby low-mass star. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Using JWST Transits and Occultations to Determine ∼1% Stellar Radii and Temperatures of Low-mass Stars. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Using JWST Transits and Occultations to Determine ∼1% Stellar Radii and Temperatures of Low-mass Stars. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Using JWST Transits and Occultations to Determine ∼1% Stellar Radii and Temperatures of Low-mass Stars. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Using JWST Transits and Occultations to Determine ∼1% Stellar Radii and Temperatures of Low-mass Stars. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Using JWST Transits and Occultations to Determine ∼1% Stellar Radii and Temperatures of Low-mass Stars. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Looking for timing variations in the transits of 16 exoplanets. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Using JWST Transits and Occultations to Determine ∼1% Stellar Radii and Temperatures of Low-mass Stars. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Using JWST Transits and Occultations to Determine ∼1% Stellar Radii and Temperatures of Low-mass Stars. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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