The HD 159243 system contains 2 exoplanets. It is located 239.09 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.12 solar masses |
Radius | 1.12 solar radiae |
Temperature | 6123 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.05 decimal exponent |
Age | 1.25 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, HD 159243 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 359.130 Earth masses |
Density | 0.767 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 13.700 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.11 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.02 |
Orbital Period | 12.620 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | Haute-Provence Observatory |
Discovery Telescope | 1.93 m Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | SOPHIE Spectrograph |
Discovery Date | 2014-03 |
Reference | Moutou et al. 2014 |
At more than 50 Earth masses, HD 159243 c is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 603.900 Earth masses |
Density | 1.380 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 13.400 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.8 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.075 |
Orbital Period | 248.400 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | Haute-Provence Observatory |
Discovery Telescope | 1.93 m Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | SOPHIE Spectrograph |
Discovery Date | 2014-03 |
Reference | Moutou et al. 2014 |