HAT-P-15

Planetary system · 627.9 light-years away · also TYC 2883-1687-1

HAT-P-15 is 628 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G5 star; the first was found in 2010 by transit (HATNet).

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Worth knowing

HAT-P-15 b goes round its star every 10.9 days, 8 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG5
Surface temperature5,568 K
Mass1 solar masses
Radius1.07 solar radii
Luminosity1.072 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.41
Ageabout 6.8 billion years
Distance from the Sun627.9 light-years (192.5 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 66.2481°, Dec 39.4606°
ConstellationPerseus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HAT-P-15 b10.9 days0.0965 AU11.882 R⊕616.59 M⊕Transit, 2010

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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