HD 156668 c · Asteria Star

Scientific overview

HD 156668 c is a gas giant orbiting HD 156668, completing an orbit every 811 days, about 79 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2021 using the radial velocity method.

Host star

HD 156668

Spectral type

K2

Temperature

4,904 K

Mass

0.785 M☉

Planetary system — HD 156668 system

View the HD 156668 system (2 known planets).

Planet	Class	Radius (R⊕)	Period (d)	Distance (ly)
HD 156668 bRadial Velocity · 2010	Super-Earth	1.87	4.6455	79
HD 156668 cRadial Velocity · 2021	Gas giant	6.17	811	79

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Radial Velocity Method

Discovery year

2021

Knowledge connections

OrbitsHD 156668
Member of systemHD 156668 system
Discovered by methodRadial Velocity Method
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

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