The HD 161178 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 349.60 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.06 solar masses |
Radius | 10.95 solar radiae |
Temperature | 4786 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.21 decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, HD 161178 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 181.162 Earth masses |
Density | 0.355 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 14.100 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.85 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.044 |
Orbital Period | 279.300 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | Okayama Astrophysical Observatory |
Discovery Telescope | 1.88 m Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | HIDES Echelle Spectrograph |
Discovery Date | 2021-12 |
Reference | Teng et al. 2021 |