HAT-P-7

Planetary system · 1112.5 light-years away

HAT-P-7 is 1,113 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F6 V star; the first was found in 2008 by transit (HATNet).

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Worth knowing

HAT-P-7 b goes round its star every 2.20 days, 40 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

HAT-P-7 is one of 3 stars in its system. The position of the other 2 is not catalogued, so only HAT-P-7 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeF6 V
Surface temperature6,389 K
Mass1.56 solar masses
Radius2 solar radii
Luminosity6.519 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.481
Ageabout 1.78 billion years
Distance from the Sun1112.5 light-years (341.1 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 292.2472°, Dec 47.9695°
ConstellationCygnus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HAT-P-7 b2.20 days0.0381 AU16.926 R⊕584.81 M⊕Transit, 2008

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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