HD 164595 b
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Courcol et al. |
| Discovery date | 10 September 2015 |
| Radial velocity | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.23 AU (34,000,000 km) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0880+0.1200 −0.0660 |
| 40.00±0.24 d | |
| Star | HD 164595 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mass | 16.14±2.72 M🜨 |
HD 164595 b is a confirmed exoplanet orbiting around a Sun-like star HD 164595 every 40 days some 94.36 light-years away. It was detected with the radial velocity technique with the SOPHIE echelle spectrograph. The planet has a minimal mass equivalent of 16 Earths.
It is speculated to be a Neptune-like gassy planet incapable of supporting life. The planet has a minimal mass of 16 Earth masses.