CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Gas Giant
HD 159868 b
Orbits Host Star: HD 159868
(Type G5 V)
· Distance: 182.200 Light-Years (55.850 pc)
Planetary Radius
13.300 R⊕
Planetary Mass
704.947 M⊕
Surface Gravity
3.99 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
256K (-17°C / +1°F)
Orbital Period
1184.1 days
Discovery Year
2006 (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: Anglo-Australian Telescope.
Other Worlds in the HD 159868 System (1)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS