Exoplanet

Qatar-4 b

Orbiting Qatar-4

Overview

Qatar-4 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Qatar-4, discovered in 2017 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

12.72

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

1938.76

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

329.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1385

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

12.72

Mass (Earth masses)

1938.76

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1385 K

Orbital Period

1.81 days

Distance from Earth

329.0 pc (~1073 ly)

Spectral Type

K1 V

Temperature

5215 K

Mass (Solar)

0.90 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.85 R☉

Luminosity

-0.32 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

4.8593°, 44.0276°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2017

Data Sources

Source ID: Qatar-4 b

System Context

Qatar-4 b orbits Qatar-4 and was reported in 2017 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 12.72 Earth radii, a mass of 1,938.76 Earth masses, an orbital period of 1.81 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,385 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 329 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K1 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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