HAT-P-14 b

HAT-P-14 b Image

Description: HAT-P-14b, officially named Sissi also known as WASP-27b, is an extrasolar planet located approximately 224.2 ± 0.6 parsecs (731.2 ± 2.0 ly) away in the constellation of Hercules, orbiting the 10th magnitude F-type main-sequence star HAT-P-14. This planet was discovered in 2010 by the HATNet Project using the transit method. It was independently detected by the SuperWASP project.

Physical Properties

Mass (Jupiter mass): 3.44 MJ

Radius (Jupiter radius): 1.42 RJ

Density: 1.56 g/cm³

Equilibrium Temperature: 1624.0 K

Orbital Parameters

Orbital Period: 4.62767 days

Semi-major Axis: 0.0596 AU

Eccentricity: 0.11

Inclination: 83.5°

Host Star Properties

Host Star: HAT-P-14

Spectral Type: F5 V

Temperature: 6600.0 K

Stellar Mass: 2.65 M☉

Stellar Radius: 1.82 R☉

Discovery Information

Planet Letter: b

Object ID: 3.10996

Host ID: 2.103459

Discovery Date: 2010-05

Discovery Year: 2010

Discovery Method: Transit

Discovery Locale: Ground

Discovery Facility: HATNet

Discovery Instrument: 2K CCD Sensor

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