Exoplanet

HATS-16 b

Orbiting HATS-16

Overview

HATS-16 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HATS-16, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

14.57

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

1039.30

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

757.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1592

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

14.57

Mass (Earth masses)

1039.30

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1592 K

Parameter source: Ciceri et al. 2016

Orbital Period

2.687+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0374+0.0004−0.0004au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

1039.30+60.39−60.39

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

3.2700+0.1900−0.1900

Eccentricity

<0

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

485.00+25.00−25.00m/s

Distance from Earth

757.0 pc (~2469 ly)

Spectral Type

G3 V

Temperature

5738 K

Mass (Solar)

0.97 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.24 R☉

Luminosity

0.17 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

358.5588°, -30.0130°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: HATS-16 b

System Context

HATS-16 b orbits HATS-16 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 14.57 Earth radii, a mass of 1,039.3 Earth masses, an orbital period of 2.69 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,592 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 757 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G3 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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