Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Consistent across records
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HD 159868 b
Host star HD 159868 • 1184.1 d orbit
Records
4
archive rows
Discovery
2006
Radial Velocity
Radius
—
default parameter set
Mass
704.9 M⊕
default parameter set
HD 159868
temperature unconstrained
Canonical Summary
Adopted planet values from the default parameter set
Values come from the archive's default parameter set. Missing values stay missing. Ranges and counts describe all source rows.
Selected source: Luhn et al. 2019
Host Star
HD 159868
Stable across source rows
Discovery Year
2006
Stable across source rows
Orbital Period
1184.1 day
986 to 1184.1
Semi-Major Axis
2.32 au
2 to 2.32
Mass
704.9 Mearth
540.3 to 797.8
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
4
Refs
4
Methods
1
Discoverystable
Facilitystable
Perioddisputed
Massdisputed
| Year | Method | Facility | Telescope | Period | Radius | Mass | Eq. Temp | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Radial Velocity | Anglo-Australian Telescope | 3.9 m Anglo-Australian Telescope | 1178.4 day | — | 797.8 Mearth | — | Stassun et al. 2017 |
| 2006 | Radial Velocity | Anglo-Australian Telescope | 3.9 m Anglo-Australian Telescope | 1178.4 day | — | 667.4 Mearth | — | Wittenmyer et al. 2012 |
| 2006 | Radial Velocity | Anglo-Australian Telescope | 3.9 m Anglo-Australian Telescope | 1184.1 day | — | 704.9 Mearth | — | Luhn et al. 2019 |
| 2006 | Radial Velocity | Anglo-Australian Telescope | 3.9 m Anglo-Australian Telescope | 986 day | — | 540.3 Mearth | — | O'Toole et al. 2007 |