Extrasolar planet | List of extrasolar planets | |
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Parent star | ||
Star | HAT-P-13 | |
Constellation | Ursa Major | |
Right ascension | (α) | 08h 39m 32s |
Declination | (δ) | +47° 21′ 07″ |
Apparent magnitude | (mV) | 10.62 |
Distance | 697.9 ly (214 pc) |
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Spectral type | G4V | |
Orbital elements | ||
Semimajor axis | (a) | 0.0426 AU |
Eccentricity | (e) | 0.021 |
Orbital period | (P) | 2.91626 d |
Inclination | (i) | 83.4° |
Argument of periastron |
(ω) | 181° |
Time of transit | (Tt) | 2454779.92979 JD |
Physical characteristics | ||
Mass | (m) | 0.851 MJ |
Radius | (r) | 1.28 RJ |
Discovery information | ||
Discovery date | 21 July 2009 | |
Discoverer(s) | Bakos et al. | |
Detection method | Transit Radial velocity |
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Discovery site | United States | |
Discovery status | Confirmed | |
Database references | ||
Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia |
data | |
SIMBAD | data |
HAT-P-13b is an extrasolar planet approximately 697 light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. The planet was discovered when it transited across its sun, HAT-P-13. This planet is a hot Jupiter with 0.851 times the mass of Jupiter and 1.28 radius. The planet has a lower mass, but its overall size is larger than Jupiter.
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