HATS-16

Planetary system · 2469.1 light-years away

HATS-16 is 2,469 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G3 V star; the first was found in 2016 by transit (HATSouth).

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Worth knowing

HATS-16 b goes round its star every 2.69 days, 33 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG3 V
Surface temperature5,738 K
Mass0.97 solar masses
Radius1.238 solar radii
Luminosity1.49 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.957
Ageabout 9.5 billion years
Distance from the Sun2469.1 light-years (757.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 358.5588°, Dec -30.0130°
ConstellationSculptor

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HATS-16 b2.69 days0.0374 AU14.572 R⊕1039.3 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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