The Qatar-2 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 591.56 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.74 solar masses |
Radius | 0.78 solar radiae |
Temperature | 4645 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.02 decimal exponent |
Age | 5 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, Qatar-2 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 792.635 Earth masses |
Density | 1.573 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 14.056 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.02153 AU |
Eccentricity | 0 |
Orbital Period | 1.337 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | Qatar |
Discovery Telescope | Canon 400mm f/2.8L |
Discovery Instrument | FLI ProLine 4K CCD Sensor |
Discovery Date | 2012-05 |
Reference | Bryan et al. 2011 |