Exoplanet

HAT-P-6 b

Orbiting HAT-P-6

Overview

HAT-P-6 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HAT-P-6, discovered in 2007 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

16.59

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

419.54

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

275.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

16.59

Mass (Earth masses)

419.54

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017

Orbital Period

3.853+0.0000.000days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

419.54+95.3595.35

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

1.3200+0.30000.3000

Eccentricity

0.0000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

115.50+4.204.20m/s

Distance from Earth

275.4 pc (~898 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6570 K

Mass (Solar)

1.79 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.62 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

354.7741°, 42.4660°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2007

Data Sources

Source ID: HAT-P-6 b

System Context

HAT-P-6 b orbits HAT-P-6 and was reported in 2007 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 16.59 Earth radii, a mass of 419.54 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 3.85 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 275.4 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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HAT-P-6 b