HD 72659 is 169 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this G2 V star; the first was found in 2002 by radial velocity (W. M. Keck Observatory).
Fly there in 3DHD 72659 c takes 97.2 years to go round its star once.
| Spectral type | G2 V |
| Surface temperature | 5,929 K |
| Mass | 1.033 solar masses |
| Radius | 1.36 solar radii |
| Luminosity | 2.366 times the Sun |
| Apparent magnitude | 7.46 |
| Age | about 8 billion years |
| Distance from the Sun | 169.3 light-years (51.9 parsecs) |
| Position (J2000) | RA 128.5128°, Dec -1.5686° |
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Planet | Year | Orbit | Radius | Mass | Found |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD 72659 b | 9.7 years | 4.607 AU | 13.2 R⊕ estimated | 949.67 M⊕ | Radial Velocity, 2002 |
| HD 72659 c | 97.2 years | 21.500 AU | 12.1 R⊕ estimated | 6165.9 M⊕ | Radial Velocity, 2022 |
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.