Exoplanet

HAT-P-56 b

Orbiting HAT-P-56

Overview

HAT-P-56 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HAT-P-56, discovered in 2015 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

16.93

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

734.19

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

320.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

16.93

Mass (Earth masses)

734.19

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017

Orbital Period

2.791+0.000−0.000days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

734.19+139.85−139.85

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

2.3100+0.4400−0.4400

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

262.00+30.00−30.00m/s

Distance from Earth

320.6 pc (~1046 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6566 K

Mass (Solar)

1.42 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.47 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

100.8480°, 27.2522°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2015

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: HAT-P-56 b

System Context

HAT-P-56 b orbits HAT-P-56 and was reported in 2015 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 16.93 Earth radii, a mass of 734.19 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 2.79 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 320.6 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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