HD 137496

Planetary system · 506.6 light-years away · also HD 137496, TYC 6171-310-1

HD 137496 is 507 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this G star; the first was found in 2021 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

HD 137496 b goes round its star every 38.9 hours, 54 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG
Surface temperature5,799 K
Mass1.04 solar masses
Radius1.59 solar radii
Luminosity2.325 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude9.899
Ageabout 8.3 billion years
Distance from the Sun506.6 light-years (155.3 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 231.7421°, Dec -16.5090°
ConstellationLibra

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HD 137496 b38.9 hours0.0273 AU1.31 R⊕4.04 M⊕Transit, 2021
HD 137496 c479.9 days1.216 AU12.6 R⊕ estimated2434.6 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2021

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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