HAT-P-6b

HAT-P-6b
Exoplanet List of exoplanets

Size comparison of HAT-P-6b with Jupiter.
Parent star
Star HAT-P-6
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension (α) 23h 39m 05.8061s
Declination (δ) +42° 27 57.513
Distanceapprox. 650 ly
(approx. 200 pc)
Spectral type F
Orbital elements
Semi-major axis(a) 0.05235 ± 0.00087 AU
Periastron (q) 0.05235 AU
Apastron (Q) 0.05235 AU
Eccentricity (e) 0
Orbital period(P) 3.852985 ± 5e-6 d
(0.01054871 y)
Orbital speed (υ) 148.3 km/s
Time of transit (Tt) 2,454,035.67575 ± 0.00028 JD
Physical characteristics
Mass(m)1.057 ± 0.119 MJ
Radius(r)1.33 ± 0.061 RJ
Density(ρ)450 kg m−3
Discovery information
Discovery date October 15, 2007
Discoverer(s) Noyes et al.
Discovery method transit
Discovery status Published
Database references
Extrasolar Planets
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data
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata
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HAT-P-6b is a transiting extrasolar planet[1] located approximately 650 light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda, orbiting the star HAT-P-6. This hot Jupiter planet orbits with a semi-major axis of about 7.832 gigameters, and takes 92 hours, 28 minutes, 17 seconds and 9 deciseconds to orbit the star. It has true mass of 5.7% greater than Jupiter and a radius 33% greater than Jupiter, corresponding to a density of 0.45 g/cm3, which is less than water. This planet was found by Noyes et al. on October 15, 2007.

See also

References

  1. Noyes, R. W.; et al. (2008). "HAT-P-6b: A Hot Jupiter Transiting a Bright F Star". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 673 (1): L79–L82. arXiv:0710.2894Freely accessible. Bibcode:2008ApJ...673L..79N. doi:10.1086/527358.

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Coordinates: 23h 39m 05.8061s, +42° 27′ 57.513″


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