HAT-P-8

HAT-P-8
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Pegasus
Right ascension 22h 52m 09.865s[1]
Declination +35° 26 49.63[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.17[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type F[3]
Apparent magnitude (B) 10.77 ± 0.04[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.36 ± 0.03[2]
Apparent magnitude (J) 9.214 ± 0.022[2]
Apparent magnitude (H) 9.004 ± 0.018[2]
Apparent magnitude (K) 8.953 ± 0.013[2]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: 75.1 ± 0.8[1] mas/yr
Dec.: 14.8 ± 0.7[1] mas/yr
Distance750 ± 50 ly
(230 ± 15 pc)
Details
Mass1.28 ± 0.04[3] M
Radius1.58+0.08
0.06
[3] R
Surface gravity (log g)4.19 ± 0.03[4] cgs
Temperature6223 ± 67[4] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]-0.04 ± 0.08[4] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)12.6 ± 1.0[4] km/s
Age3.4 ± 1 Gyr
Other designations
GSC 02757-01152, 2MASS J22520985+3526495, TYC 2757-1152-1, UCAC2 44236767
Database references
SIMBADdata
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia
data

HAT-P-8 is a magnitude 10 star located 750 light-years away in Pegasus.[2]

Planetary system

In 2008 the HATNet Project announced the discovery of extrasolar planet HAT-P-8b around this star. This planet is hot jupiter gas giant planet.[3]

The HAT-P-8 planetary system
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b 1.52+0.18−0.16 MJ 0.0487 ± 0.00026 3.07632 ± 0.000004 ~0

See also

References

Coordinates: 22h 52m 09.862s, +35° 26′ 49.59″


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