CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Gas Giant

HD 68988 b

Orbits Host Star: HD 68988 (Type G2 V) · Distance: 198.400 Light-Years (60.845 pc)

Planetary Radius

13.400 R⊕

Planetary Mass

626.125 M⊕

Surface Gravity

3.49 g / g⊕

Equilibrium Temp

1179K (+906°C / +1663°F)

Orbital Period

6.277 days

Discovery Year

2001 (Radial Velocity)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (1179 K · +906°C / +1663°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: Multiple Observatories.

Other Worlds in the HD 68988 System (1)

HD 68988 c

Gas Giant · 16000d

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