Exoplanet

HD 40956 b

Orbiting HD 40956

Overview

HD 40956 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 40956, discovered in 2017 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Orbital Period

578.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

116.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Mass (Earth masses)

Unknown

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Orbital Period

578.60 days

Distance from Earth

116.6 pc (~380 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4869 K

Mass (Solar)

2.00 M☉

Radius (Solar)

8.56 R☉

Luminosity

1.66 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

91.6628°, 63.4539°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2017

Data Sources

Source ID: HD 40956 b