HAT-P-68

Planetary system · 659.3 light-years away

HAT-P-68 is 659 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this K star; the first was found in 2020 by transit (HATNet).

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Worth knowing

HAT-P-68 b goes round its star every 2.30 days, 38 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK
Surface temperature4,508 K
Mass0.6785 solar masses
Radius0.6701 solar radii
Luminosity0.1663 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.802
Ageabout 11.1 billion years
Distance from the Sun659.3 light-years (202.2 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 118.4832°, Dec 23.9382°
ConstellationGemini

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HAT-P-68 b2.30 days0.0300 AU12.016 R⊕230.11 M⊕Transit, 2020

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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