Qatar-6

Planetary system · 328.9 light-years away

Qatar-6 is 329 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this K2 V star; the first was found in 2017 by transit (Qatar).

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Worth knowing

Qatar-6 b goes round its star every 3.51 days, 25 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

Qatar-6 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only Qatar-6 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeK2 V
Surface temperature5,052 K
Mass0.822 solar masses
Radius0.722 solar radii
Luminosity0.306 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.496
Ageabout 1.02 billion years
Distance from the Sun328.9 light-years (100.8 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 222.2101°, Dec 22.1526°
ConstellationBoötes

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Qatar-6 b3.51 days0.0423 AU11.904 R⊕212.31 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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