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HD 156668 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/HD 156668 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Super Earth

HD 156668 b

Orbiting HD 156668

Discovered in 2010 using Radial Velocity. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,010
Method: Radial Velocity
Radius: 1.87 R⊕
Mass: 4.15 M⊕
Orbit: 4.6455 days
Distance: 24.3323 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 4.6455 days
Semi-major axis: 0.05 AU
Eccentricity: 0
Radius: 1.87 Earth radii
Mass: 4.15 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Msini
Density: 3.49 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 887.48 K
Insolation: 679.2975 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: HD 156668
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 2
Spectral type: K2
Stellar temperature: 4,850 K
Stellar radius: 0.72 R☉
Stellar mass: 0.772 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.05 dex
Stellar age: 8.6 Gyr
Distance: 24.3323 parsecs
Right ascension: 17h17m40.40s
Declination: +29d13m41.38s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Radial Velocity
Discovery year: 2,010
Publication date: 2011-01
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: W. M. Keck Observatory
Telescope: 10 m Keck I Telescope
Instrument: HIRES Spectrometer
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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