HAT-P-11 b

HAT-P-11 b Image

Description: HAT-P-11b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star HAT-P-11. It was discovered by the HATNet Project team in 2009 using the transit method, and submitted for publication on 2 January 2009.

Physical Properties

Mass (Jupiter mass): 0.0787 MJ

Radius (Jupiter radius): 0.389 RJ

Density: 1.172 g/cm³

Equilibrium Temperature: 838.0 K

Orbital Parameters

Orbital Period: 4.888 days

Semi-major Axis: 0.05258 AU

Eccentricity: 0.251

Inclination: 89.027°

Host Star Properties

Host Star: HAT-P-11

Spectral Type: K4

Temperature: 4653.0 K

Stellar Mass: 0.81 M

Stellar Radius: 0.68 R

Discovery Information

Planet Letter: b

Object ID: 3.9

Host ID: 2.19473

Discovery Date: 2010-02

Discovery Year: 2008

Discovery Method: Transit

Discovery Locale: Ground

Discovery Facility: HATNet

Discovery Instrument: 2K CCD Sensor

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