CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Gas Giant
HD 100546 b
Orbits Host Star: HD 100546
(Type B9 Vne)
· Distance: 357.700 Light-Years (109.677 pc)
Planetary Radius
77.342 R⊕
Planetary Mass
2701.541 M⊕
Surface Gravity
0.45 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
95K (-178°C / -288°F)
Orbital Period
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Discovery Year
2014 (Imaging)
Habitability Assessment
❄️ Cryogenic Regime: At 95 K (-178°C / -288°F), surface volatiles would be frozen in a permanent snowball state without substantial internal geothermal or tidal heating.
Discovery Facility: Paranal Observatory.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS