HAT-P-26

Planetary system · 462.6 light-years away

HAT-P-26 is 463 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this K1 star; the first was found in 2010 by transit (HATNet).

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Worth knowing

HAT-P-26 b goes round its star every 4.23 days, 21 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK1
Surface temperature5,079 K
Mass1.12 solar masses
Radius0.87 solar radii
Luminosity0.4372 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.757
Ageabout 9 billion years
Distance from the Sun462.6 light-years (141.8 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 213.1566°, Dec 4.0594°
ConstellationVirgo

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HAT-P-26 b4.23 days0.0475 AU7.0617 R⊕22.248 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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