HATS-42 is 2,611 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 6,060 K star; the first was found in 2018 by transit (HATSouth).
Fly there in 3DHATS-42 b goes round its star every 2.29 days, 38 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.
| Surface temperature | 6,060 K |
| Mass | 1.273 solar masses |
| Radius | 1.48 solar radii |
| Luminosity | 2.66 times the Sun |
| Apparent magnitude | 13.682 |
| Age | about 3.26 billion years |
| Distance from the Sun | 2610.5 light-years (800.4 parsecs) |
| Position (J2000) | RA 108.4524°, Dec -33.4373° |
| Constellation | Puppis |
| Planet | Year | Orbit | Radius | Mass | Found |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HATS-42 b | 2.29 days | 0.0369 AU | 15.693 R⊕ | 597.52 M⊕ | Transit, 2018 |
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.