HD 17156 b · Asteria Star

Scientific overview

HD 17156 b is a gas giant orbiting HD 17156, completing an orbit every 21 days, about 255 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2007 using the radial velocity method.

Host star

Nushagak

Spectral type

G5

Temperature

6,046 K

Mass

1.285 M☉

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Radial Velocity Method

Discovery year

2007

Discovered at

Subaru Telescope

Knowledge connections

OrbitsNushagak
Discovered by methodRadial Velocity Method
Discovered atSubaru Telescope
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

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