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yellow, Sun-like star · G5V

HD 159868

HD 159868 is a yellow, Sun-like star 182 light-years from Earth, with a temperature of 5,534 K, 1.2 times the Sun's mass and an age of about 7.6 billion years. It has 2 known planets.

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Planets
2 
Distance
182 light-years55.9 pc
Star
5,534 K2.1 R☉

About this system

The innermost, HD 159868 c, circles it in 351 days; the outermost, HD 159868 b, in 3.24 years. One of them lies in the habitable zone: HD 159868 b.

Worlds of HD 159868

NameTypeSizeA yearTemperature
HD 159868 cGas giant 1.2 × Jupiter351 days383 K
HD 159868 bGas giant 1.2 × Jupiter3.24 years256 K