The HD 209458 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 157.54 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.23 solar masses |
Radius | 1.19 solar radiae |
Temperature | 6091 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.01 decimal exponent |
Age | 3.1 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, HD 209458 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 232.016 Earth masses |
Density | 0.362 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 15.581 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.04707 AU |
Eccentricity | 0 |
Orbital Period | 3.525 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | W. M. Keck Observatory |
Discovery Telescope | 10 m Keck I Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | HIRES Spectrometer |
Discovery Date | 2000-01 |
Reference | Henry et al. 2000 |