CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Gas Giant
★ TEMPERATE HABITABLE ZONE
HD 160691 b
Orbits Host Star: HD 160691
(Type G3 IV-V)
· Distance: 50.900 Light-Years (15.598 pc)
Planetary Radius
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Planetary Mass
1366.662 M⊕
Surface Gravity
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Equilibrium Temp
262K (-11°C / +12°F)
Orbital Period
645 days
Discovery Year
2000 (Radial Velocity)
Habitability Assessment
✓ Classified as a Temperate Habitable Zone Candidate.
With an estimated equilibrium temperature of 262 K (-11°C / +12°F) and a radius of R⊕, HD 160691 b falls within the conservative empirical boundary where a solid rocky surface could sustain liquid surface water under suitable atmospheric greenhouse conditions.
Discovery Facility: Anglo-Australian Telescope.
Other Worlds in the HD 160691 System (3)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS