Qatar-7

Planetary system · 2302.6 light-years away

Qatar-7 is 2,303 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F4 V star; the first was found in 2019 by transit (Qatar).

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Worth knowing

Qatar-7 b goes round its star every 2.03 days, 43 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF4 V
Surface temperature6,387 K
Mass1.409 solar masses
Radius1.564 solar radii
Luminosity3.66 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.134
Ageabout 1.69 billion years
Distance from the Sun2302.6 light-years (706.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 358.5151°, Dec 37.0218°
ConstellationAndromeda

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Qatar-7 b2.03 days0.0352 AU19.055 R⊕597.52 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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