HAT-P-42 b
Orbiting HAT-P-42
HAT-P-42 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HAT-P-42, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
14.35
Earth radii
Mass
331.80
Earth masses
Orbital Period
4.6
days
Distance
405.2
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1428
K
Radius (Earth radii)
14.35
Mass (Earth masses)
331.80
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
1428 K
Orbital Period
4.64 days
Distance from Earth
405.2 pc (~1322 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5743 K
Mass (Solar)
1.18 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.53 R☉
Luminosity
0.36 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
135.3444°, 6.0971°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2012
Source ID: HAT-P-42 b
HAT-P-42 b orbits HAT-P-42 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 14.35 Earth radii, a mass of 331.8 Earth masses, an orbital period of 4.64 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,428 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 405.2 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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