The HAT-P-26 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 462.61 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.12 solar masses |
Radius | 0.87 solar radiae |
Temperature | 5079 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.04 decimal exponent |
Age | 9 billion years |
At more than 10 Earth masses, HAT-P-26 b is an ice giant, a planet that is made up mostly of volatiles like water, amonia and methane, and enveloped by a dense hydrogen and helium atmosphere, much like Uranus and Neptune.
Mass | 22.248 Earth masses |
Density | 0.400 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 7.062 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0479 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.12 |
Orbital Period | 4.235 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | HATNet |
Discovery Telescope | Canon 200mm f/1.8L |
Discovery Instrument | 2K CCD Sensor |
Discovery Date | 2011-02 |
Reference | Hartman et al. 2010 |