Qatar-5

Planetary system · 1199.1 light-years away

Qatar-5 is 1,199 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G2 V star; the first was found in 2017 by transit (Qatar).

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Worth knowing

Qatar-5 b goes round its star every 2.88 days, 31 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG2 V
Surface temperature5,747 K
Mass1.128 solar masses
Radius1.076 solar radii
Luminosity1.138 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.614
Ageabout 0.53 billion years
Distance from the Sun1199.1 light-years (367.6 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 7.0539°, Dec 42.0613°
ConstellationAndromeda

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Qatar-5 b2.88 days0.0413 AU12.408 R⊕1373 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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