HD 149026

Planetary system · 247.4 light-years away · also HD 149026, HIP 80838

HD 149026 is 247 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G0 star; the first was found in 2005 by radial velocity (Subaru Telescope).

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Worth knowing

HD 149026 b goes round its star every 2.88 days, 31 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG0
Surface temperature6,179 K
Mass1.42 solar masses
Radius1.41 solar radii
Luminosity3.02 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude8.15
Ageabout 2.6 billion years
Distance from the Sun247.4 light-years (75.9 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 247.6230°, Dec 38.3475°
ConstellationHercules

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HD 149026 b2.88 days0.0436 AU8.2947 R⊕120.78 M⊕Radial Velocity, 2005

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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