HAT-P-43

Planetary system · 1724.8 light-years away

HAT-P-43 is 1,725 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F9 star; the first was found in 2012 by transit (HATNet).

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Worth knowing

HAT-P-43 b goes round its star every 3.33 days, 26 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF9
Surface temperature5,693 K
Mass1.03 solar masses
Radius1.08 solar radii
Luminosity1.148 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.279
Ageabout 5.7 billion years
Distance from the Sun1724.8 light-years (528.8 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 128.9257°, Dec 10.2066°
ConstellationCancer

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HAT-P-43 b3.33 days0.0444 AU13.63 R⊕210.4 M⊕Transit, 2012

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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