CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Gas Giant
HD 158996 b
Orbits Host Star: HD 158996
(Type K5 III)
· Distance: 925.200 Light-Years (283.659 pc)
Planetary Radius
12.300 R⊕
Planetary Mass
4449.620 M⊕
Surface Gravity
29.41 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
960K (+687°C / +1269°F)
Orbital Period
820.2 days
Discovery Year
2018 (Radial Velocity)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (960 K · +687°C / +1269°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: Bohyunsan Optical Astronomical Observatory.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS