HD 179949 b · Asteria Star

Scientific overview

HD 179949 b is a hot jupiter orbiting HD 179949, completing an orbit every 3 days, about 90 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2000 using the radial velocity method.

Host star

Gumala

Spectral type

F8 V

Temperature

6,168 K

Mass

1.21 M☉

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Radial Velocity Method

Discovery year

2000

Knowledge connections

OrbitsGumala
Discovered by methodRadial Velocity Method
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

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