HD 177830

Planetary system · 204.7 light-years away · also HD 177830, HIP 93746

HD 177830 is 205 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this K0 star; the first was found in 1999 by radial velocity (W. M. Keck Observatory).

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Worth knowing

HD 177830 b takes 410.1 days to go round its star once.

HD 177830 is one of 2 stars in its system: the other is drawn where the Washington Double Star Catalog measures it on the sky.

The star

Spectral typeK0
Surface temperature4,901 K
Mass1.7 solar masses
Radius3.26 solar radii
Luminosity4.842 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude7.18
Ageabout 4.4 billion years
Distance from the Sun204.7 light-years (62.8 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 286.3364°, Dec 25.9204°
ConstellationLyra

The other star

HD 177830 B is a M4V star of magnitude 15, judged a true companion. In 2014 it was 1.7″ from HD 177830, at position angle 85° (Washington Double Star Catalog, 19053+2555 EGN 24 AB): 107 AU on the sky at this distance. The true distance can only be larger.

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HD 177830 c110.9 days0.514 AU7.87 R⊕ estimated47.672 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2010
HD 177830 b410.1 days1.140 AU13.5 R⊕ estimated537.13 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 1999

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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