STATION 02: EXOPLANETLEDGER.ORG · WORLD DOSSIER // HD 162020 b
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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Gas Giant

HD 162020 b

Orbits Host Star: HD 162020 (Type K3 V) · Distance: 100.500 Light-Years (30.825 pc)
Planetary Radius
12.500 R⊕
Planetary Mass
3127.447 M⊕
Surface Gravity
20.02 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
650K (+377°C / +711°F)
Orbital Period
8.428 days
Discovery Year
2002 (Radial Velocity)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (650 K · +377°C / +711°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: La Silla Observatory.

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