HD 179949 b
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting HD 179949.
Compared with Earth
- Mass
- About 291 times Earth's mass.
- Year
- A year here lasts about 3.1 Earth days.
Planet
- Radius
- Unknown
- Mass
- 291.1 × Earth
- Density
- Unknown
- Equilibrium temperature
- Unknown
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- 3.093 days
- Average distance from its star
- 0.0443 AU
Star
- Host star
- HD 179949
- Spectral class
- F — yellow-white
- Surface temperature
- 6,168 K
- Radius
- Unknown
- Mass
- 1.21 × Sun
- Age
- Unknown
System
- Distance from Earth
- 89.55 light-years (27.46 parsecs)
- Stars in system
- 1
- Known planets
- 1
Discovery
- Year
- 2000
- Method
- Radial Velocity
- Facility
- Anglo-Australian Telescope
Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.