HAT-P-9
F-type star in the constellation Auriga
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HAT-P-9 is a magnitude 12 F-type star approximately 1500 light-years away in the constellation Auriga.[3] A search for a binary companion star using adaptive optics at the MMT Observatory was negative.[8]
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Auriga[1] |
| Right ascension | 07h 20m 40.4565s[2] |
| Declination | +37° 08′ 26.343″[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.34 ± 0.27[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | main sequence[2] |
| Spectral type | F[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.35 ± 0.23[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.34 ± 0.27[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (J) | 11.274 ± 0.022[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (H) | 11.04 ± 0.03[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (K) | 11.015 ± 0.021[3] |
| Variable type | planetary transit[4] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 20.69±2.27[2] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −9.796 mas/yr[2] Dec.: −13.029 mas/yr[2] |
| Parallax (π) | 2.1626±0.0140 mas[2] |
| Distance | 1,508 ± 10 ly (462 ± 3 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.281+0.057 −0.056[5] M☉ |
| Radius | 1.338+0.065 −0.060[5] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 2.62+0.26 −0.23[5] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.293+0.033 −0.035[5] cgs |
| Temperature | 6253 ± 84[6] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.16 ± 0.09[6] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 13.4 ± 1.4[6] km/s |
| Age | 1.6+1.8 −1.4[7] Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| Tevel, TOI-1731, TIC 371234684, TYC 2463-281-1, GSC 02463-00281, 2MASS J07204044+3708263, HAT-P-9[3] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| Exoplanet Archive | data |
Naming
Planetary system
An exoplanet orbiting the star, HAT-P-9b, was discovered by the transit method on June 26, 2008. This is a low-density hot Jupiter, orbiting its star in just 3.9 days.[4]
| Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b / Alef | 0.749+0.064 −0.063 MJ |
0.05287±0.00078 | 3.92281072(102) | 0.084+0.052 −0.047 |
86.44+0.37 −0.36° |
1.393+0.067 −0.065 RJ |