HAT-P-31

Planetary system · 1122.1 light-years away · also TYC 2099-908-1

HAT-P-31 is 1,122 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 6,065 K star; the first was found in 2011 by transit (HATNet).

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Worth knowing

HAT-P-31 b goes round its star every 5.01 days, 18 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature6,065 K
Mass1.31 solar masses
Radius1.39 solar radii
Luminosity2.711 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.667
Ageabout 3.17 billion years
Distance from the Sun1122.1 light-years (344.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 271.5377°, Dec 26.4266°
ConstellationHercules

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HAT-P-31 b5.01 days0.0610 AU12.218 R⊕721.47 M⊕Transit, 2011

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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