STATION 02: EXOPLANETLEDGER.ORG · WORLD DOSSIER // HD 161178 b
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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Gas Giant

HD 161178 b

Orbits Host Star: HD 161178 (Type G9 III) · Distance: 349.600 Light-Years (107.188 pc)
Planetary Radius
14.100 R⊕
Planetary Mass
181.162 M⊕
Surface Gravity
0.91 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
828K (+555°C / +1031°F)
Orbital Period
279.3 days
Discovery Year
2021 (Radial Velocity)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (828 K · +555°C / +1031°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: Okayama Astrophysical Observatory.

NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS
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