HD 148797

Planetary system · 562.2 light-years away · also HD 148797, TYC 8720-1711-1

HD 148797 is 562 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this F6 star; the first was found in 2026 by transit (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)).

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Worth knowing

HD 148797 b goes round its star every 42.1 days, 2.1 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF6
Surface temperature6,441 K
Mass1.272 solar masses
Radius1.547 solar radii
Luminosity3.82 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude9.569
Ageabout 2.94 billion years
Distance from the Sun562.2 light-years (172.4 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 248.4128°, Dec -56.6993°
ConstellationNorma

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HD 148797 b42.1 days0.257 AU8.25 R⊕39.3 M⊕Transit, 2026
HD 148797 c68.2 days0.354 AU8.3619 R⊕39.6 M⊕Transit, 2026

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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