HD 40979 b
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting HD 40979.
Compared with Earth
- Mass
- About 1,484 times Earth's mass.
- Year
- A year here lasts about 264 Earth days.
Planet
- Radius
- Unknown
- Mass
- 1,484 × Earth
- Density
- Unknown
- Equilibrium temperature
- Unknown
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- 264.1 days
- Average distance from its star
- 0.85 AU
Star
- Host star
- HD 40979
- Spectral class
- F — yellow-white
- Surface temperature
- 6,165 K
- Radius
- 1.21 × Sun
- Mass
- 1.45 × Sun
- Age
- Unknown
System
- Distance from Earth
- 111.2 light-years (34.09 parsecs)
- Stars in system
- 3
- Known planets
- 1
Discovery
- Year
- 2002
- Method
- Radial Velocity
- Facility
- Multiple Observatories
Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.