HD 40979 b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits an F-type star. Its mass is 4.67 Jupiters, it takes 264.1 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.85 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2002.

PLANET TYPE
Gas Giant
DISCOVERY DATE
2002
MASS
4.67 Jupiters
PLANET RADIUS
1.15 x Jupiter
(estimate)
ORBITAL RADIUS
0.85 AU
ORBITAL PERIOD
264.1 days
ECCENTRICITY
0.25
DETECTION METHOD