CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Gas Giant
HD 40307 c
Orbits Host Star: HD 40307
(Type K2.5 V)
· Distance: 42.200 Light-Years (12.936 pc)
Planetary Radius
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Planetary Mass
1868.513 M⊕
Surface Gravity
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Equilibrium Temp
696K (+423°C / +793°F)
Orbital Period
9.618 days
Discovery Year
2009 (Radial Velocity)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (696 K · +423°C / +793°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: La Silla Observatory.
Other Worlds in the HD 40307 System (4)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS