HD 217786

Planetary system · 181.0 light-years away · also HD 217786, HIP 113834

HD 217786 is 181 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this F8 V star; the first was found in 2011 by radial velocity (La Silla Observatory).

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Worth knowing

HD 217786 c goes round its star every 2.52 days, 35 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

HD 217786 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only HD 217786 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeF8 V
Surface temperature5,966 K
Mass1.14 solar masses
Radius1.27 solar radii
Luminosity1.89 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude7.78
Ageabout 7.6 billion years
Distance from the Sun181.0 light-years (55.5 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 345.7838°, Dec -0.4304°
ConstellationPisces

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HD 217786 c2.52 days0.0380 AU2.61 R⊕ estimated7.3101 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2022
HD 217786 b3.6 years2.446 AU12.3 R⊕ estimated4402.6 M⊕Radial Velocity, 2011

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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