The HU Aqr system contains 2 exoplanets. It is located 626.87 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.88 solar masses |
Radius | 0.85 solar radiae |
Temperature | 5952 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | - decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, HU Aqr b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 1875.197 Earth masses |
Density | 4.910 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 12.800 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 3.6 AU |
Eccentricity | 0 |
Orbital Period | 2390.000 days |
Discovery Method | Eclipse Timing Variations |
Discovery Facility | Yunnan Astronomical Observatory |
Discovery Telescope | 2.4 m Lijiang Station Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | VersArray 1300B CCD Camera |
Discovery Date | 2011-06 |
Reference | Qian et al. 2011 |
At more than 50 Earth masses, HU Aqr c is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 1430.235 Earth masses |
Density | 3.660 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 12.900 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 5.4 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.51 |
Orbital Period | 4368.000 days |
Discovery Method | Eclipse Timing Variations |
Discovery Facility | Yunnan Astronomical Observatory |
Discovery Telescope | 2.4 m Lijiang Station Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | VersArray 1300B CCD Camera |
Discovery Date | 2011-06 |
Reference | Qian et al. 2011 |