Exoplanet

Qatar-6 b

Orbiting Qatar-6

Overview

Qatar-6 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Qatar-6, discovered in 2017 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

11.90

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

212.31

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

100.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1006

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

11.90

Mass (Earth masses)

212.31

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1006 K

Orbital Period

3.51 days

Distance from Earth

100.8 pc (~329 ly)

Spectral Type

K2 V

Temperature

5052 K

Mass (Solar)

0.82 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.72 R☉

Luminosity

-0.51 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

222.2101°, 22.1526°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2017

Data Sources

Source ID: Qatar-6 b

System Context

Qatar-6 b orbits Qatar-6 and was reported in 2017 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 11.9 Earth radii, a mass of 212.31 Earth masses, an orbital period of 3.51 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,006 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 100.8 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K2 V, 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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