HD 68988 b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting HD 68988.

Compared with Earth

Mass
About 626 times Earth's mass.
Year
A year here lasts about 6.3 Earth days.

Planet

Radius
Unknown
Mass
626.1 × Earth
Density
Unknown
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
6.277 days
Average distance from its star
0.07 AU

Star

Host star
HD 68988
Spectral class
G — sun-like
Surface temperature
5,932 K
Radius
1.19 × Sun
Mass
1.28 × Sun
Age
Unknown

System

Distance from Earth
198.4 light-years (60.84 parsecs)
Stars in system
1
Known planets
2

Discovery

Year
2001
Method
Radial Velocity
Facility
Multiple Observatories

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