Finding Earth 2.0
HD 179949 · F8 V

HD 179949 b

Rank #5435 of the ranked catalogue · Discovered by Radial Velocity in 2000

HZ 0%M sin i

0.058

Earth-2.0 index

0.076

Earth Similarity Index

0%

Habitable-zone probability

13.90 R⊕

Radius

Planet

Mass291.120 M⊕M sin i
Bulk density0.596 g/cm³
Orbital period3.0925 days
Semi-major axis0.04430 au
Eccentricity0.022
Incident flux1020.119 S⊕
Equilibrium temperature1436.6 K
Maximum angular separation1.61 masReflected-light contrast 1.71e-5 at Aᵍ = 0.30 and Lambertian quadrature.
Composite parameter sources6 · mixedThe archive may select different publications for different parameters; mixed-source is disclosed, not automatically penalised.
Default-solution coverage58%0% median composite-to-default difference over shared parameters.

Host star & system

HostHD 179949
Spectral typeF8 V
Effective temperature6168 K
Radius1.267 R☉
Mass1.210 M☉
Distance27.5 pc / 89.6 ly
DiscoveryRadial Velocity, 2000