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HD 167768 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/HD 167768 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

HD 167768 b

Orbiting HD 167768

Discovered in 2022 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: 2,022
Method: Radial Velocity
Radius: 13.9 R⊕
Mass: 270.154146 M⊕
Orbit: 20.6532 days
Distance: 107.214 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 20.6532 days
Semi-major axis: 0.1512 AU
Eccentricity: 0.149
Radius: 13.9 Earth radii
Mass: 270.154146 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Msini
Density: 0.553 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 1,873.59 K
Insolation: 2,042.741 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: HD 167768
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: G8 III
Stellar temperature: 4,851 K
Stellar radius: 9.7 R☉
Stellar mass: 1.08 M☉
Stellar metallicity: -0.67 dex
Stellar age: 5.31 Gyr
Distance: 107.214 parsecs
Right ascension: 18h16m53.12s
Declination: -03d00m30.89s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Radial Velocity
Discovery year: 2,022
Publication date: 2023-02
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Okayama Astrophysical Observatory
Telescope: 1.88 m Telescope
Instrument: HIDES Echelle Spectrograph
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

Visual archive

Gallery

One image from HD 167768 b.

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