HR 858

Planetary system · 104.3 light-years away · also HD 17926, HIP 13363

HR 858 is 104 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 3 planets around this F6 V star; the first was found in 2019 by transit (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)).

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Worth knowing

HR 858 b goes round its star every 3.59 days, 25 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

HR 858 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only HR 858 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeF6 V
Surface temperature6,354 K
Mass1.204 solar masses
Radius1.258 solar radii
Luminosity2.31 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude6.38
Ageabout 2 billion years
Distance from the Sun104.3 light-years (32.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 42.9850°, Dec -30.8141°
ConstellationFornax

Planets (3)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HR 858 b3.59 days0.0489 AU2.004 R⊕3.55 M⊕Transit, 2019
HR 858 c5.97 days0.0687 AU1.979 R⊕3.8 M⊕Transit, 2019
HR 858 d11.2 days0.105 AU2.001 R⊕7.1 M⊕Transit, 2019

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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