HD 106315

Planetary system · 356.7 light-years away · also HD 106315, TYC 4940-868-1

HD 106315 is 357 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this F5 V star; the first was found in 2017 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

HD 106315 b goes round its star every 9.55 days, 9 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF5 V
Surface temperature6,327 K
Mass1.091 solar masses
Radius1.296 solar radii
Luminosity2.481 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude8.951
Ageabout 4.48 billion years
Distance from the Sun356.7 light-years (109.4 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 183.4725°, Dec -0.3934°
ConstellationVirgo

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HD 106315 b9.55 days0.0907 AU2.44 R⊕12.6 M⊕Transit, 2017
HD 106315 c21.1 days0.154 AU4.35 R⊕15.2 M⊕Transit, 2017

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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