Exoplanet

HAT-P-68 b

Orbiting HAT-P-68

Overview

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.

Key Measurements

Radius

12.02

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

230.11

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

202.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1028

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

12.02

Mass (Earth masses)

230.11

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1028 K

Orbital Period

2.30 days

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

Data Sources

Source ID: HAT-P-68 b

System Context

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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