STATION 02: EXOPLANETLEDGER.ORG · WORLD DOSSIER // HD 102956 b
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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Gas Giant

HD 102956 b

Orbits Host Star: HD 102956 (Type G5) · Distance: 397.600 Light-Years (121.890 pc)
Planetary Radius
13.800 R⊕
Planetary Mass
305.117 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.6 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
1805K (+1532°C / +2790°F)
Orbital Period
6.495 days
Discovery Year
2010 (Radial Velocity)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (1805 K · +1532°C / +2790°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: W. M. Keck Observatory.

NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS
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