HAT-P-13b
Exoplanet | List of exoplanets | |
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Parent star | ||
Star | HAT-P-13 | |
Constellation | Ursa Major[1] | |
Right ascension | (α) | 08h 39m 31.810s[2] |
Declination | (δ) | +47° 21′ 07.25″[2] |
Apparent magnitude | (mV) | 10.62 |
Distance | 698 ± 39[3] ly (214 ± 12[3] pc) | |
Spectral type | G4V[3] | |
Orbital elements | ||
Semi-major 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.[3] | |
Discovery method | Transit Radial velocity | |
Discovery site | United States | |
Discovery status | Confirmed | |
Database references | ||
Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia | data | |
SIMBAD | data | |
Exoplanet Archive | data | |
Open Exoplanet Catalogue | data |
HAT-P-13b is an extrasolar planet approximately 700 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.[3]
References
- ↑ Roman, Nancy G. (1987). "Identification of a Constellation From a Position". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 99 (617): 695–699. Bibcode:1987PASP...99..695R. doi:10.1086/132034. Vizier query form
- 1 2 Høg, E.; et al. (2000). "The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 355: L27–L30. Bibcode:2000A&A...355L..27H. doi:10.1888/0333750888/2862. Vizier catalog entry
- 1 2 3 4 5 Bakos, G. Á.; et al. (2009). "HAT-P-13b,c: A Transiting Hot Jupiter with a Massive Outer Companion on an Eccentric Orbit". The Astrophysical Journal. 707 (1): 446–456. arXiv:0907.3525. Bibcode:2009ApJ...707..446B. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/707/1/446.
External links
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