HD 216437

Planetary system · 87.1 light-years away · also HD 216437, HIP 113137

HD 216437 is 87.1 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G1 V star; the first was found in 2002 by radial velocity (Anglo-Australian Telescope).

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Worth knowing

HD 216437 b takes 3.7 years to go round its star once.

The star

Spectral typeG1 V
Surface temperature5,909 K
Mass1.22 solar masses
Radius1.394 solar radii
Luminosity2.239 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude6.04
Ageabout 4.9 billion years
Distance from the Sun87.1 light-years (26.7 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 343.6640°, Dec -70.0734°
ConstellationIndus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HD 216437 b3.7 years2.570 AU13 R⊕ estimated1334.9 M⊕Radial Velocity, 2002

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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