Exoplanet

HATS-68 b

Orbiting HATS-68

Overview

HATS-68 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HATS-68, discovered in 2018 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

13.81

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

410.00

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

604.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1741

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

13.81

Mass (Earth masses)

410.00

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1741 K

Parameter source: Hartman et al. 2019

Orbital Period

3.586+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0507+0.0002−0.0002au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

410.00+18.75−18.75

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

1.2900+0.0590−0.0590

Eccentricity

<0.036

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

139.30+6.40−6.40m/s

Distance from Earth

604.0 pc (~1970 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6147 K

Mass (Solar)

1.35 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.75 R☉

Luminosity

0.59 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

15.0061°, -58.9047°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2018

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: HATS-68 b

System Context

HATS-68 b orbits HATS-68 and was reported in 2018 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 13.81 Earth radii, a mass of 410 Earth masses, an orbital period of 3.59 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,741 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 604 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

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