CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Gas Giant
HD 72659 b
Orbits Host Star: HD 72659
(Type G2 V)
· Distance: 169.300 Light-Years (51.895 pc)
Planetary Radius
13.200 R⊕
Planetary Mass
949.671 M⊕
Surface Gravity
5.45 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
155K (-118°C / -180°F)
Orbital Period
3549 days
Discovery Year
2002 (Radial Velocity)
Habitability Assessment
❄️ Cryogenic Regime: At 155 K (-118°C / -180°F), surface volatiles would be frozen in a permanent snowball state without substantial internal geothermal or tidal heating.
Discovery Facility: W. M. Keck Observatory.
Other Worlds in the HD 72659 System (1)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS