The HAT-P-21 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 904.36 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.24 solar masses |
Radius | 1.21 solar radiae |
Temperature | 5588 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.01 decimal exponent |
Age | 10.2 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, HAT-P-21 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 1547.832 Earth masses |
Density | 4.600 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 12.442 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0494 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.23 |
Orbital Period | 4.124 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | HATNet |
Discovery Telescope | Canon 200mm f/1.8L |
Discovery Instrument | 2K CCD Sensor |
Discovery Date | 2011-12 |
Reference | Bakos et al. 2010 |