HAT-P-6b

HAT-P-6b

Exoplanet		List of exoplanets
Size comparison of HAT-P-6b with Jupiter.
Parent star
Star		HAT-P-6
Constellation		Andromeda
Right ascension	(α)	23^h 39^m 05.8061^s
Declination	(δ)	+42° 27′ 57.513″
Distance		approx. 650 ly (approx. 200 pc)
Spectral type		F
Orbital elements
Semi-major axis	(a)	0.05235 ± 0.00087 AU
Periastron	(q)	0.05235 AU
Apastron	(Q)	0.05235 AU
Eccentricity	(e)	0
Orbital period	(P)	3.852985 ± 5e-6 d (0.01054871 y)
Orbital speed	(υ)	148.3 km/s
Time of transit	(Tt)	2,454,035.67575 ± 0.00028 JD
Physical characteristics
Mass	(m)	1.057 ± 0.119 MJ
Radius	(r)	1.33 ± 0.061 RJ
Density	(ρ)	450 kg m^−3
Discovery information
Discovery date		October 15, 2007
Discoverer(s)		Noyes et al.
Discovery method		transit
Discovery status		Published
Database references
Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia		data
SIMBAD		data
Exoplanet Archive		data
Open Exoplanet Catalogue		data

HAT-P-6b is a transiting extrasolar planet^[1] located approximately 650 light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda, orbiting the star HAT-P-6. This hot Jupiter planet orbits with a semi-major axis of about 7.832 gigameters, and takes 92 hours, 28 minutes, 17 seconds and 9 deciseconds to orbit the star. It has true mass of 5.7% greater than Jupiter and a radius 33% greater than Jupiter, corresponding to a density of 0.45 g/cm₃, which is less than water. This planet was found by Noyes et al. on October 15, 2007.

See also

• HAT-P-4b
• HAT-P-5b

References

1. Noyes, R. W.; et al. (2008). "HAT-P-6b: A Hot Jupiter Transiting a Bright F Star". The Astrophysical Journal Letters 673 (1): L79–L82. arXiv:0710.2894. Bibcode:2008ApJ...673L..79N. doi:10.1086/527358.

External links

Media related to HAT-P-6 b at Wikimedia Commons

• "HAT-P-6 b". Exoplanets.

Coordinates: 23^h 39^m 05.8061^s, +42° 27′ 57.513″