HAT-P-66

Planetary system · 3051.0 light-years away

HAT-P-66 is 3,051 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G0 star; the first was found in 2016 by transit (HATNet).

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Worth knowing

HAT-P-66 b goes round its star every 2.97 days, 30 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG0
Surface temperature6,002 K
Mass1.255 solar masses
Radius1.881 solar radii
Luminosity4.12 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.014
Ageabout 4.66 billion years
Distance from the Sun3051.0 light-years (935.4 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 150.5726°, Dec 53.9508°
ConstellationUrsa Major

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HAT-P-66 b2.97 days0.0436 AU17.822 R⊕248.86 M⊕Transit, 2016

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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