HAT-P-51

Planetary system · 1435.4 light-years away

HAT-P-51 is 1,435 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G7 star; the first was found in 2015 by transit (HATNet).

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Worth knowing

HAT-P-51 b goes round its star every 4.22 days, 21 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG7
Surface temperature5,453 K
Mass0.961 solar masses
Radius0.995 solar radii
Luminosity0.79 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.51
Ageabout 8.1 billion years
Distance from the Sun1435.4 light-years (440.1 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 21.0651°, Dec 32.8107°
ConstellationPisces

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HAT-P-51 b4.22 days0.0504 AU13.507 R⊕97.573 M⊕Transit, 2015

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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