CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Gas Giant

HD 159868 c

Orbits Host Star: HD 159868 (Type G5 V) · Distance: 182.200 Light-Years (55.850 pc)

Planetary Radius

14.000 R⊕

Planetary Mass

244.093 M⊕

Surface Gravity

1.25 g / g⊕

Equilibrium Temp

383K (+110°C / +230°F)

Orbital Period

351 days

Discovery Year

2012 (Radial Velocity)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (383 K · +110°C / +230°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: Anglo-Australian Telescope.

Other Worlds in the HD 159868 System (1)

HD 159868 b

Gas Giant · 1184.1d

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