HD 159243 c
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting HD 159243.
Compared with Earth
- Mass
- About 604 times Earth's mass.
- Year
- A year here lasts about 248 Earth days.
Planet
- Radius
- Unknown
- Mass
- 603.9 × Earth
- Density
- Unknown
- Equilibrium temperature
- Unknown
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- 248.4 days
- Average distance from its star
- 0.8 AU
Star
- Host star
- HD 159243
- Spectral class
- F — yellow-white
- Surface temperature
- 6,123 K
- Radius
- 1.12 × Sun
- Mass
- 1.125 × Sun
- Age
- 1.25 billion years
System
- Distance from Earth
- 239.1 light-years (73.31 parsecs)
- Stars in system
- 1
- Known planets
- 2
Discovery
- Year
- 2013
- Method
- Radial Velocity
- Facility
- Haute-Provence Observatory
Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.