HAT-P-68 b
Orbiting HAT-P-68
HAT-P-68 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HAT-P-68, discovered in 2020 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
12.02
Earth radii
Mass
230.11
Earth masses
Orbital Period
2.3
days
Distance
202.2
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1028
K
Radius (Earth radii)
12.02
Mass (Earth masses)
230.11
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
1028 K
Parameter source: Lindor et al. 2021
Orbital Period
2.298+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0300+0.0004−0.0001au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
230.11+13.67−13.67
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.7240+0.0430−0.0430
Eccentricity
<0.041
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
143.40+8.40−8.40m/s
Distance from Earth
202.2 pc (~659 ly)
Spectral Type
K
Temperature
4508 K
Mass (Solar)
0.68 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.67 R☉
Luminosity
-0.78 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
118.4832°, 23.9382°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2020
Source ID: HAT-P-68 b
HAT-P-68 b orbits HAT-P-68 and was reported in 2020 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 12.02 Earth radii, a mass of 230.11 Earth masses, an orbital period of 2.3 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,028 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 202.2 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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