CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Gas Giant
HD 159243 c
Orbits Host Star: HD 159243
(Type G0 V)
· Distance: 239.100 Light-Years (73.306 pc)
Planetary Radius
13.400 R⊕
Planetary Mass
603.900 M⊕
Surface Gravity
3.36 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
349K (+76°C / +169°F)
Orbital Period
248.4 days
Discovery Year
2013 (Radial Velocity)
Habitability Assessment
☁️ Gaseous Envelope: With a radius exceeding 2.2 Earth radii, this world is modeled as a volatile-rich sub-Neptune or Jovian gas giant without a defined solid surface boundary.
Discovery Facility: Haute-Provence Observatory.
Other Worlds in the HD 159243 System (1)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS