Exoplanet

HD 6718 b

Orbiting HD 6718

Overview

HD 6718 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 6718, discovered in 2009 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Mass

762.79

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2476.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

51.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Mass (Earth masses)

762.79

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Piccinini et al. 2026

Orbital Period

2476.000+19.00019.000days

Semi-Major Axis

3.5300+0.05000.0500au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

762.79+95.3563.57

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

2.4000+0.30000.2000

Eccentricity

0.0600+0.03000.0300

Epoch of Periastron

2458193.00+208.00170.00days(BJD)

Argument of Periastron

129.0+34.027.0deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

28.40+1.000.90m/s

Distance from Earth

51.3 pc (~167 ly)

Spectral Type

G5 V

Temperature

5746 K

Mass (Solar)

0.96 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.02 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

16.9536°, -8.2336°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2009

Data Sources

Source ID: HD 6718 b

System Context

HD 6718 b orbits HD 6718 and was reported in 2009 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a mass of 762.79 Earth masses and an orbital period of 2,476 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 51.3 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G5 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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HD 6718 b