HD 176986 b · Asteria Star

Scientific overview

HD 176986 b is an exoplanet orbiting HD 176986, completing an orbit every 6 days, about 91 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2017 using the radial velocity method.

Host star

HD 176986

Spectral type

K2.5 V

Temperature

4,931 K

Mass

0.789 M☉

Planetary system — HD 176986 system

View the HD 176986 system (3 known planets).

Planet	Class	Radius (R⊕)	Period (d)	Distance (ly)
HD 176986 bRadial Velocity · 2017	—	—	6.4916	91
HD 176986 cRadial Velocity · 2017	—	—	16.8124	91
HD 176986 dRadial Velocity · 2026	Mini-Neptune	2.49	61.376	91

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Radial Velocity Method

Discovery year

2017

Knowledge connections

OrbitsHD 176986
Member of systemHD 176986 system
Discovered by methodRadial Velocity Method
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

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