STATION 02: EXOPLANETLEDGER.ORG · WORLD DOSSIER // HD 209458 b
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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Gas Giant

HD 209458 b

Orbits Host Star: HD 209458 (Type G0 V) · Distance: 157.500 Light-Years (48.302 pc)
Planetary Radius
15.581 R⊕
Planetary Mass
232.016 M⊕
Surface Gravity
0.96 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
1459K (+1186°C / +2167°F)
Orbital Period
3.525 days
Discovery Year
1999 (Radial Velocity)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (1459 K · +1186°C / +2167°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: W. M. Keck Observatory.

NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS
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