HD 164922 c
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Mass, radius and temperature
HD 164922 c is a mini-Neptune, an exoplanet that has a radius and mass in between that of a super-Earth and the planet Neptune with no solid surface. It has a temperature of 400 K (127 °C; 260 °F).[1] It has an estimated mass of around 12.9 M🜨,[1] and a potential radius of around 3.5 R🜨 based on its similar mass to Neptune.
Host star
The planet orbits a (G-type) star named HD 164922. The star has a mass of 0.87 M☉ and a radius of around 0.99 R☉. It has a temperature of 5293 K and is 13.4 billion years old. In comparison, the Sun is about 4.6 billion years old[2] and has a temperature of 5778 K.[3] The star is metal-rich, with a metallicity ([Fe/H]) of 0.16, or 144% the solar amount. This is particularly odd for a star as old as HD 164922. Its luminosity (L☉) is 70% of the solar luminosity.[1]
The star's apparent magnitude, or how bright it appears from Earth's perspective, is 7.01. Therefore, HD 164922 is too dim to be seen with the naked eye, but can be viewed using good binoculars.
Orbit
HD 164922 c orbits its star every 75 days at a distance of 0.335 AU (close to Mercury's orbital distance from the Sun, which is 0.38 AU). It receives more than 6 times as much sunlight as the Earth does from the Sun.[1]
