HD 207496

Planetary system · 77.0 light-years away · also HD 207496, HIP 108162 A

HD 207496 is 77.0 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this K2.5 V star; the first was found in 2023 by transit (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)).

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Worth knowing

HD 207496 b goes round its star every 6.44 days, 14 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK2.5 V
Surface temperature4,819 K
Mass0.8 solar masses
Radius0.769 solar radii
Luminosity0.31 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude8.23
Ageabout 0.52 billion years
Distance from the Sun77.0 light-years (23.6 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 328.7182°, Dec -77.3388°
ConstellationOctans

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HD 207496 b6.44 days0.0629 AU2.25 R⊕6.1 M⊕Transit, 2023

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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