The HD 68988 system contains 2 exoplanets. It is located 198.45 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.28 solar masses |
Radius | 1.19 solar radiae |
Temperature | 5932 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.35 decimal exponent |
Age | 6 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, HD 68988 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 626.125 Earth masses |
Density | 1.430 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 13.400 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.07 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.12 |
Orbital Period | 6.277 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | Multiple Observatories |
Discovery Telescope | Multiple Telescopes |
Discovery Instrument | Multiple Instruments |
Discovery Date | 2002-03 |
Reference | Vogt et al. 2002 |
At more than 50 Earth masses, HD 68988 c is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 4767.426 Earth masses |
Density | 14.100 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 12.300 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 13.2 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.45 |
Orbital Period | 16000.000 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | Multiple Observatories |
Discovery Telescope | Multiple Telescopes |
Discovery Instrument | Multiple Instruments |
Discovery Date | 2021-07 |
Reference | Rosenthal et al. 2021 |