HD 59686 A b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting HD 59686 A.

Compared with Earth

Mass
About 2,199 times Earth's mass.
Year
A year here lasts about 299 Earth days.

Planet

Radius
Unknown
Mass
2,199 × Earth
Density
Unknown
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
299.4 days
Average distance from its star
1.086 AU

Star

Host star
HD 59686 A
Spectral class
K — orange dwarf
Surface temperature
4,658 K
Radius
13.2 × Sun
Mass
1.9 × Sun
Age
1.73 billion years

System

Distance from Earth
291.2 light-years (89.27 parsecs)
Stars in system
2
Known planets
1

Discovery

Year
2016
Method
Radial Velocity
Facility
Lick Observatory

Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.