Exoplanet

HAT-P-66 b

Orbiting HAT-P-66

Overview

HAT-P-66 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HAT-P-66, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

17.82

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

248.86

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

935.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1896

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

17.82

Mass (Earth masses)

248.86

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1896 K

Orbital Period

2.97 days

Distance from Earth

935.5 pc (~3051 ly)

Spectral Type

G0

Temperature

6002 K

Mass (Solar)

1.25 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.88 R☉

Luminosity

0.61 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

150.5726°, 53.9508°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: HAT-P-66 b

System Context

HAT-P-66 b orbits HAT-P-66 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 17.82 Earth radii, a mass of 248.86 Earth masses, an orbital period of 2.97 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,896 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 935.5 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G0, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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