Star with a known planet
HD 179079
HD 179079, a G5 IV star, has one confirmed planet.
Measured
- Distance
- about 227 light-years
- Star's spectral type
- G5 IV
- Confirmed planets
- 1
How far, from the Sun
About 227 light-years. To cross it:
- Light227 years
- Voyager 1's speed4.04 million years
- Driving at 100 km/h2.45 billion years
Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.
How it was found
- First planet found in 2008, by radial velocity (NASA Exoplanet Archive).
Its planets
- HD 179079 b — about 4,200 times Earth's mass; its year lasts 14 days; about 730 °C, hotter than boiling water; found in 2008 by radial velocity.
The NASA Exoplanet Archive's page
Where this comes from
- NASA Exoplanet Archive, Planetary Systems Composite Parameters (fetched 2026-11-02). Composite values: where a planet's size or mass was not measured, the archive estimates it from the other.
- This research has made use of the NASA Exoplanet Archive, which is operated by the California Institute of Technology, under contract with NASA under the Exoplanet Exploration Program.
Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.