CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Gas Giant
HD 179949 b
Orbits Host Star: HD 179949
(Type F8 V)
· Distance: 89.600 Light-Years (27.457 pc)
Planetary Radius
13.900 R⊕
Planetary Mass
291.120 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.51 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
1591K (+1318°C / +2404°F)
Orbital Period
3.093 days
Discovery Year
2000 (Radial Velocity)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (1591 K · +1318°C / +2404°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: Anglo-Australian Telescope.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS