HD 68988 b · Asteria Star

Scientific overview

HD 68988 b is a hot jupiter orbiting HD 68988, completing an orbit every 6 days, about 198 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2001 using the radial velocity method.

Host star

Násti

Spectral type

G2 V

Temperature

5,932 K

Mass

1.28 M☉

Planetary system — HD 68988 system

View the HD 68988 system (2 known planets).

Planet	Class	Radius (R⊕)	Period (d)	Distance (ly)
HD 68988 bRadial Velocity · 2001	Hot Jupiter	13.4	6.2771	198
HD 68988 cRadial Velocity · 2021	Gas giant	12.2	16000	198

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Radial Velocity Method

Discovery year

2001

Knowledge connections

OrbitsNásti
Member of systemHD 68988 system
Discovered by methodRadial Velocity Method
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

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