CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Gas Giant
HD 179079 b
Orbits Host Star: HD 179079
(Type G5 IV)
· Distance: 227.400 Light-Years (69.712 pc)
Planetary Radius
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Planetary Mass
4195.335 M⊕
Surface Gravity
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Equilibrium Temp
998K (+725°C / +1337°F)
Orbital Period
14.479 days
Discovery Year
2008 (Radial Velocity)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (998 K · +725°C / +1337°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: W. M. Keck Observatory.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS