STATION 02: EXOPLANETLEDGER.ORG · WORLD DOSSIER // HD 179949 b
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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · 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
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