Exoplanet

HAT-P-59 b

Orbiting HAT-P-59

Overview

HAT-P-59 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HAT-P-59, discovered in 2021 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

12.59

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

489.46

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

265.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1278

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

12.59

Mass (Earth masses)

489.46

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1278 K

Parameter source: Bakos et al. 2021

Orbital Period

4.142+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0506+0.00040.0004au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

489.46+21.2921.29

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

1.5400+0.06700.0670

Eccentricity

<0.03

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

192.60+7.707.70m/s

Distance from Earth

265.5 pc (~866 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5678 K

Mass (Solar)

1.01 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.10 R☉

Luminosity

0.05 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

292.4588°, 62.5292°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2021

Data Sources

Source ID: HAT-P-59 b

System Context

HAT-P-59 b orbits HAT-P-59 and was reported in 2021 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 12.59 Earth radii, a mass of 489.46 Earth masses, an orbital period of 4.14 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,278 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 265.5 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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