HD 176986

Planetary system · 90.6 light-years away · also HD 176986, HIP 93540

HD 176986 is 90.6 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 3 planets around this K2.5 V star; the first was found in 2017 by radial velocity (Multiple Observatories).

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Worth knowing

HD 176986 b goes round its star every 6.49 days, 14 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK2.5 V
Surface temperature4,931 K
Mass0.789 solar masses
Radius0.782 solar radii
Luminosity0.331 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude8.42
Ageabout 4.3 billion years
Distance from the Sun90.6 light-years (27.8 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 285.7739°, Dec -11.0449°
ConstellationAquila

Planets (3)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HD 176986 b6.49 days0.0630 AU—1487.8 M⊕Radial Velocity, 2017
HD 176986 c16.8 days0.119 AU—2098 M⊕Radial Velocity, 2017
HD 176986 d61.4 days0.281 AU2.49 R⊕ estimated6.76 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2026

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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