HATS-48 A

Planetary system · 859.8 light-years away

HATS-48 A is 860 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 4,546 K star; the first was found in 2020 by transit (HATSouth).

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Worth knowing

HATS-48 A b goes round its star every 3.13 days, 28 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

HATS-48 A is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only HATS-48 A and its planets are drawn.

The star

Surface temperature4,546 K
Mass0.7279 solar masses
Radius0.7152 solar radii
Luminosity0.1955 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude14.226
Ageabout 11.97 billion years
Distance from the Sun859.8 light-years (263.6 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 288.6720°, Dec -59.5794°
ConstellationPavo

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HATS-48 A b3.13 days0.0377 AU8.9672 R⊕77.233 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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