CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Gas Giant

HD 159243 b

Orbits Host Star: HD 159243 (Type G0 V) · Distance: 239.100 Light-Years (73.306 pc)

Planetary Radius

13.700 R⊕

Planetary Mass

359.130 M⊕

Surface Gravity

1.91 g / g⊕

Equilibrium Temp

942K (+669°C / +1236°F)

Orbital Period

12.62 days

Discovery Year

2013 (Radial Velocity)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (942 K · +669°C / +1236°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: Haute-Provence Observatory.

Other Worlds in the HD 159243 System (1)

HD 159243 c

Gas Giant · 248.4d

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