Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Courcol et al. |
Discovery date | 10 September 2015 |
Radial velocity | |
Orbital characteristics | |
0.23 AU (34,000,000 km)[1] | |
Eccentricity | 0.0880+0.1200 −0.0660[1] |
40.00±0.24[1] d | |
Star | HD 164595 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mass | 16.14±2.72[1] ME |
HD 164595 b is a confirmed exoplanet orbiting around a Sun-like star HD 164595 every 40 days some 94.36 light-years away. It was detected with the radial velocity technique with the SOPHIE echelle spectrograph. The planet has a minimal mass equivalent of 16 Earths.[1][2]
It is believed to be a Neptune-like gassy planet incapable of supporting life.[3][4] The planet has a minimal mass of 16 Earth masses.[1]