Qatar-3

Planetary system · 2399.2 light-years away

Qatar-3 is 2,399 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G0 V star; the first was found in 2017 by transit (Qatar).

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Worth knowing

Qatar-3 b goes round its star every 2.51 days, 35 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG0 V
Surface temperature6,007 K
Mass1.145 solar masses
Radius1.272 solar radii
Luminosity1.9 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.929
Ageabout 0.31 billion years
Distance from the Sun2399.2 light-years (735.6 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 359.1520°, Dec 36.2130°
ConstellationAndromeda

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Qatar-3 b2.51 days0.0378 AU12.285 R⊕1369.8 M⊕Transit, 2017

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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