HD 176986 b
Orbiting HD 176986
HD 176986 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 176986, discovered in 2017 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
5.36
Earth masses
Orbital Period
6.5
days
Distance
27.8
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
767
K
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
5.36
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
767 K
Parameter source: Nari et al. 2026
Orbital Period
6.492+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0630+0.0005−0.0005au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
5.36+0.44−0.44
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
0.0169+0.0014−0.0014
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
2.14+0.17−0.17m/s
Distance from Earth
27.8 pc (~91 ly)
Spectral Type
K2.5 V
Temperature
4931 K
Mass (Solar)
0.79 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.78 R☉
Luminosity
-0.48 log L☉
Planets in System
3
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
285.7739°, -11.0449°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
2017
Source ID: HD 176986 b
HD 176986 b orbits HD 176986 and was reported in 2017 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 5.36 Earth masses (M sin i), an orbital period of 6.49 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 767 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 27.8 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K2.5 V, and 3 known planets in the system.
Host star
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