CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Gas Giant
HD 40979 b
Orbits Host Star: HD 40979
(Type F8 V)
· Distance: 111.200 Light-Years (34.088 pc)
Planetary Radius
12.900 R⊕
Planetary Mass
1484.266 M⊕
Surface Gravity
8.92 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
355K (+82°C / +180°F)
Orbital Period
264.15 days
Discovery Year
2002 (Radial Velocity)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (355 K · +82°C / +180°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: Multiple Observatories.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS