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HD 179949 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/HD 179949 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

HD 179949 b

Orbiting HD 179949

Discovered in 2000 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: 2,000
Method: Radial Velocity
Radius: 13.9 R⊕
Mass: 291.12 M⊕
Orbit: 3.092514 days
Distance: 27.4573 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 3.092514 days
Semi-major axis: 0.0443 AU
Eccentricity: 0.022
Radius: 13.9 Earth radii
Mass: 291.12 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Msini
Density: 0.596 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 1,590.53 K
Insolation: 1,020.1193 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: HD 179949
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: F8 V
Stellar temperature: 6,168 K
Stellar radius: 1.266865 R☉
Stellar mass: 1.21 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.137 dex
Stellar age: 2.56 Gyr
Distance: 27.4573 parsecs
Right ascension: 19h15m33.36s
Declination: -24d10m47.26s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Radial Velocity
Discovery year: 2,000
Publication date: 2001-04
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Anglo-Australian Telescope
Telescope: 3.9 m Anglo-Australian Telescope
Instrument: UCLES Spectrograph
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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