Ross 176

Planetary system · 151.5 light-years away · also TYC 3576-00804-1

Ross 176 is 152 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this K7 V star; the first was found in 2025 by transit (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)).

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Worth knowing

Ross 176 b goes round its star every 5.01 days, 18 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK7 V
Surface temperature4,041 K
Mass0.577 solar masses
Radius0.569 solar radii
Luminosity0.07782 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.524
Ageabout 3 billion years
Distance from the Sun151.5 light-years (46.5 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 305.6897°, Dec 47.3086°
ConstellationCygnus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Ross 176 b5.01 days0.0464 AU1.84 R⊕4.57 M⊕Transit, 2025

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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