CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Gas Giant
GQ Lup b
Orbits Host Star: GQ Lup
(Type K7e V)
· Distance: 493.000 Light-Years (151.169 pc)
Planetary Radius
33.600 R⊕
Planetary Mass
6356.000 M⊕
Surface Gravity
5.63 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
2650K (+2377°C / +4311°F)
Orbital Period
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Discovery Year
2004 (Imaging)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (2650 K · +2377°C / +4311°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: Paranal Observatory.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS