The HAT-P-9 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 1484.67 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.28 solar masses |
Radius | 1.34 solar radiae |
Temperature | 6350 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.12 decimal exponent |
Age | 1.6 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, HAT-P-9 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 238.055 Earth masses |
Density | 0.342 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 15.614 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.05287 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.084 |
Orbital Period | 3.923 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | HATNet |
Discovery Telescope | Canon 200mm f/1.8L |
Discovery Instrument | 2K CCD Sensor |
Discovery Date | 2009-01 |
Reference | Shporer et al. 2009 |