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HD 169830 b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits an F-type star. Its mass is 2.52834 Jupiters, it takes 225.7 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.764552 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2000.

PLANET TYPE
Gas Giant
DISCOVERY DATE
2000
MASS
2.52834 Jupiters
PLANET RADIUS
1.18 x Jupiter
(estimate)
ORBITAL RADIUS
0.764552 AU
ORBITAL PERIOD
225.7 days
ECCENTRICITY
0.29
DETECTION METHOD