Hot Jupiter · HD 102956

HD 102956 b

ExoplanetsDiscovered 2010

Scientific overview

HD 102956 b is a hot jupiter orbiting HD 102956, completing an orbit every 6 days, about 398 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2010 using the radial velocity method.

Host star

Aniara

Spectral type

Temperature

4,985 K

Mass

1.66 M☉

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Radial Velocity Method

Discovery year

2010

Discovered at

W. M. Keck Observatory

Knowledge connections

OrbitsAniara
Discovered by methodRadial Velocity Method
Discovered atW. M. Keck Observatory
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

Quick facts

Class: Hot Jupiter
Host star: Aniara
Discovery method: Radial Velocity Method
Discovery year: 2010
Orbital period: 6.4947 d
Semi-major axis: 0.0807 AU
Eccentricity: 0.037
Radius: 13.8 R⊕
Mass: 305.12 M⊕
Density: 0.64 g/cm³ · derived
Equilibrium temp.: 1805 K
Insolation: 1781.19 S⊕
Distance: 398 ly

Density is derived from the archive mass and radius via ρ = M / (4⁄3·π·r³); all other values are catalogued measurements.

Derived values

Computed from source-backed inputs via standard formulae — not observations. Every input and constant is traced below.

Bulk density0.64 g/cm³derived
Formula & inputs
Formula: ρ = M / (4⁄3·π·r³) (v1.0.0, impl v1.0.0)
Inputs:
- massEarth = 305.12 M⊕ · NASA
- radiusEarth = 13.8 R⊕ · NASA
Assumptions: M⊕ = 5.972e+24 kg, R⊕ = 6371000 m (IAU 2015 B3 nominal); Assumes a uniform sphere.
Limitations: Withheld above 30 g/cm³ (inconsistent mass/radius inputs).; Archive mass/radius carry no propagated uncertainty here.
Uncertainty: not propagated (inputs carry no catalogued uncertainty)
Computed as of 2026-06-29.

Quality & authority

Partial

Unreviewed

Description: Complete
Source coverage: Partial
Relationship coverage: Complete
Review coverage: None
Citation coverage: None
Image coverage: Not applicable

Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive. See source quality.