HD 60779 b
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting HD 60779.
Compared with Earth
- Size
- About 3.2 times Earth's width.
- Mass
- About 14 times Earth's mass.
- Temperature
- About 377 °C (710 °F) from starlight alone, against -18 °C (-1 °F) for Earth measured the same way.
- Year
- A year here lasts about 30 Earth days.
Planet
- Radius
- 3.246 × Earth
- Mass
- 14.19 × Earth
- Density
- 2.28 g/cm³
- Equilibrium temperature
- 650 K
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- 29.99 days
- Average distance from its star
- 0.1922 AU
Star
- Host star
- HD 60779
- Spectral class
- F — yellow-white
- Surface temperature
- 6,081 K
- Radius
- 1.129 × Sun
- Mass
- 1.05 × Sun
- Age
- Unknown
System
- Distance from Earth
- 115.6 light-years (35.44 parsecs)
- Stars in system
- 1
- Known planets
- 2
Discovery
- Year
- 2026
- Method
- Transit
- Facility
- Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)
Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.