Exoplanet

HAT-P-26 b

Orbiting HAT-P-26

Overview

HAT-P-26 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HAT-P-26, discovered in 2010 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

7.06

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

22.25

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

141.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

7.06

Mass (Earth masses)

22.25

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017

Orbital Period

4.235+0.0000.000days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

22.25+6.366.36

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0700+0.02000.0200

Eccentricity

0.1200+0.06000.0600

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

8.50+1.001.00m/s

Distance from Earth

141.8 pc (~463 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5079 K

Mass (Solar)

1.12 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.87 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

213.1566°, 4.0594°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2010

Data Sources

Source ID: HAT-P-26 b

System Context

HAT-P-26 b orbits HAT-P-26 and was reported in 2010 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 7.06 Earth radii, a mass of 22.25 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 4.23 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 141.8 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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