Exoplanet

Qatar-5 b

Orbiting Qatar-5

Overview

Qatar-5 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Qatar-5, discovered in 2017 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

12.41

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

1373.03

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

367.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1415

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

12.41

Mass (Earth masses)

1373.03

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1415 K

Orbital Period

2.88 days

Distance from Earth

367.7 pc (~1199 ly)

Spectral Type

G2 V

Temperature

5747 K

Mass (Solar)

1.13 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.08 R☉

Luminosity

0.06 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

7.0539°, 42.0613°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2017

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Qatar-5 b

System Context

Qatar-5 b orbits Qatar-5 and was reported in 2017 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 12.41 Earth radii, a mass of 1,373.03 Earth masses, an orbital period of 2.88 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,415 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 367.7 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G2 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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