HAT-P-9

Planetary system · 1484.7 light-years away · also TYC 2463-281-1

HAT-P-9 is 1,485 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F7 star; the first was found in 2008 by transit (HATNet).

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Worth knowing

HAT-P-9 b goes round its star every 3.92 days, 22 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF7
Surface temperature6,350 K
Mass1.281 solar masses
Radius1.338 solar radii
Luminosity2.62 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.344
Ageabout 1.6 billion years
Distance from the Sun1484.7 light-years (455.2 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 110.1685°, Dec 37.1406°
ConstellationAuriga

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HAT-P-9 b3.92 days0.0529 AU15.614 R⊕238.05 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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