The HD 40956 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 380.28 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 2 solar masses |
Radius | 8.56 solar radiae |
Temperature | 4869 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.14 decimal exponent |
Age | 1.35 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, HD 40956 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 858.141 Earth masses |
Density | 2.050 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 13.200 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 1.4 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.24 |
Orbital Period | 578.600 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | Multiple Observatories |
Discovery Telescope | Multiple Telescopes |
Discovery Instrument | Multiple Instruments |
Discovery Date | 2018-02 |
Reference | Jeong et al. 2018 |