Qatar-6 b
Orbiting Qatar-6
Qatar-6 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Qatar-6, discovered in 2017 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
11.90
Earth radii
Mass
212.31
Earth masses
Orbital Period
3.5
days
Distance
100.8
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1006
K
Radius (Earth radii)
11.90
Mass (Earth masses)
212.31
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
1006 K
Parameter source: Alsubai et al. 2018
Orbital Period
3.506+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0423+0.0004−0.0004au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
212.31+20.98−20.98
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.6680+0.0660−0.0660
Eccentricity
0.0000
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
101.60+9.60−9.60m/s
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
Source ID: Qatar-6 b
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
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