HAT-P-18

Planetary system · 526.4 light-years away

HAT-P-18 is 526 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this K2 star; the first was found in 2010 by transit (HATNet).

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Worth knowing

HAT-P-18 b goes round its star every 5.51 days, 16 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK2
Surface temperature4,870 K
Mass0.77 solar masses
Radius0.717 solar radii
Luminosity0.2598 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.597
Ageabout 12.4 billion years
Distance from the Sun526.4 light-years (161.4 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 256.3464°, Dec 33.0123°
ConstellationHercules

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HAT-P-18 b5.51 days0.0559 AU10.705 R⊕55.525 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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