HD 169830 b

Planetbox begin
name=HD 169830 bPlanetbox star
star=HD 169830
constell=Sagittarius
RA=RA|18|27|49.4838
DEC=DEC|–29|49|00.715
dist_ly=118.49
dist_pc=36.33
class=F7VPlanetbox orbit
semimajor=0.818
eccentricity=0.332 ± 0.03
period=226.01 ± 0.23
inclination=?
ang_dist=22.52
long_peri=148 ± 2
t_peri=2,451,923 ± 1
semi-amp=80.7 ± 0.9Planetbox character
mass=>2.98
radius=~1.29
density=~1780
gravity = ~39.4
gravity_earth=~4.02
insolation = 9514
insolation_earth = 6.96
temperature=~418Planetbox discovery
discoverers=Mayor, Udry et al.
discovery_method=Radial velocity
discovery_site=flag|France
discovery_date=4 May 2000
discovery_status=PublishedPlanetbox catalog
names=HIP 90485 b, SAO 186838 b

HD 169830 b is an extrasolar planet three times the mass of Jupiter. It orbits close to the star, and the temperature of its cloud tops is undoubtedly very high, as a result. Due to its enormous mass, it is most likely a gas giant planet, akin to Jupiter and Saturn in our own solar system.

See also

* HD 169830 c

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