Exoplanet

HATS-8 b

Orbiting HATS-8

Overview

HATS-8 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HATS-8, discovered in 2015 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

9.79

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

43.86

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

794.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1324

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

9.79

Mass (Earth masses)

43.86

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1324 K

Orbital Period

3.58 days

Distance from Earth

794.6 pc (~2592 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5679 K

Mass (Solar)

1.06 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.09 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

294.9417°, -25.7484°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2015

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: HATS-8 b

System Context

HATS-8 b orbits HATS-8 and was reported in 2015 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 9.79 Earth radii, a mass of 43.86 Earth masses, an orbital period of 3.58 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,324 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 794.6 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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