HD 161178 b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits a K-type star. Its mass is 0.57 Jupiters, it takes 279.3 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.85 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2021.

PLANET TYPE
Gas Giant
DISCOVERY DATE
2021
MASS
0.57 Jupiters
PLANET RADIUS
1.26 x Jupiter
(estimate)
ORBITAL RADIUS
0.85 AU
ORBITAL PERIOD
279.3 days
ECCENTRICITY
0.04
DETECTION METHOD