The HD 178911 B system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 133.63 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.24 solar masses |
Radius | 1.08 solar radiae |
Temperature | 5588 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.24 decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, HD 178911 B b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 2552.175 Earth masses |
Density | 7.010 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 12.600 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.34 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.11 |
Orbital Period | 71.484 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | W. M. Keck Observatory |
Discovery Telescope | 10 m Keck I Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | HIRES Spectrometer |
Discovery Date | 2002-03 |
Reference | Zucker et al. 2002 |