Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Cygnus [1] |
Right ascension | 19h 50m 50.2473s [2] |
Declination | +48° 04′ 51.101″ [2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.59 [3] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | K4V [3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 10.66±0.05 [4] |
Apparent magnitude (J) | 7.608±0.029 [5] |
Apparent magnitude (H) | 7.131±0.021 [5] |
Apparent magnitude (K) | 7.009±0.020 [5] |
Variable type | planetary transit [3] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −63.46±0.13 [2] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: 126.095(13) mas/yr [2] Dec.: 232.726(13) mas/yr [2] |
Parallax (π) | 26.4274 ± 0.0108 mas [2] |
Distance | 123.42 ± 0.05 ly (37.84 ± 0.02 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 6.57±0.09 [3] |
Details | |
Mass | 0.81+0.03 −0.02 [3] M☉ |
Radius | 0.683±0.009 [6] R☉ |
Luminosity | 0.26±0.02 [3] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.59±0.03 [3] cgs |
Temperature | 4780±50 [3] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.31±0.05 [3] dex |
Rotation | ~29.2 days [3] |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 1.5±1.5 [3] km/s |
Age | 6.5+5.9 −4.1 [3] Gyr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
KIC | data |
HAT-P-11, also designated GSC 03561-02092 and Kepler-3, is an orange dwarf metal rich star 123 light-years (38 parsecs ) away in the constellation Cygnus. This star is notable for its relatively large rate of proper motion. The apparent magnitude of this star is about 9.6, which means it is not visible to the naked eye but can be seen with a medium-sized amateur telescope on a clear dark night. The age of this star is about 6.5 billion years. [3]
The star has active latitudes that generate starspots. [7] The star appears to have an unusually small radius, which can be explained by the anomalously high helium fraction. [8]
An exoplanet, designated HAT-P-11b, was discovered by the HATNet Project using the transit method, believed to be a little larger than the planet Neptune. [3]
The planet orbits out of alignment from the star's spin axis, with an obliquity of about 100°. [7] This star system was within the field of view of the Kepler Mission planet-hunter spacecraft. [3] Water vapor and ammonia have been detected in the atmosphere of HAT-P-11b. [10]
A trend in the radial velocity measurements taken to confirm the planet indicated a possible additional body in the system. [3] This was confirmed in 2018 when a second planet, HAT-P-11c, was detected on an approximately nine-year orbit. [11] In 2020, an astrometric detection of HAT-P-11c was published, along with Pi Mensae b, allowing its inclination and true mass to be determined. [12]
However, a 2024 study suggests that the radial velocity variations attributed to HAT-P-11c may actually be caused by a magnetic activity cycle of the star. If this is the case, an outer planet may still exist given the evidence for one from astrometry, but farther from the star and with a different mass than previously thought. [10]
Companion (in order from star) | Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) | Orbital period (days) | Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
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b | 25.0±1.5 M🜨 | 0.0532±0.0010 | 4.887802443(34) | 0.2577+0.0033 −0.0025 | 89.027±0.068 ° | 4.901±0.065 R🜨 |
c(disputed) | 2.3+0.7 −0.5 MJ | 4.13+0.29 −0.16 | 3397+71 −64 | 0.604±0.03 | 135.7+12.1 −21.4 ° | — |
The Hungarian Automated Telescope Network (HATNet) project is a network of six small fully automated "HAT" telescopes. The scientific goal of the project is to detect and characterize extrasolar planets using the transit method. This network is used also to find and follow bright variable stars. The network is maintained by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian.
HAT-P-6 also named Sterrennacht is a star in the constellation Andromeda, located approximately 895 light years or 274 parsecs away from the Earth. It is an F-type star, implying that it is hotter and more massive than the Sun. The apparent magnitude of the star is +10.54, which means that it can only be visible through the telescope. The absolute magnitude of +3.36 is brighter than the Sun's +4.83, meaning that the star itself is brighter than the Sun. A search for a binary companion star using adaptive optics at the MMT Observatory turned out negative.
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WASP-11/HAT-P-10 is a binary star. It is a primary main-sequence orange dwarf star. Secondary is M-dwarf with a projected separation of 42 AU. The system is located about 424 light-years away in the constellation Aries.
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HAT-P-24 is an F8 dwarf star about 413 parsecs away. A planet was discovered with the transit method by the HATNet Project in 2010. HAT-P-24b, is a typical hot Jupiter orbiting in only 3 days.
HAT-P-17 is a K-type main-sequence star about 92.4 parsecs (301 ly) away. It has a mass of about 0.857 ± 0.039 M☉. It is the host of two planets, HAT-P-17b and HAT-P-17c, both discovered in 2010. A search for a binary companion star using adaptive optics at the MMT Observatory was negative. A candidate companion was detected by a spectroscopic search of high-resolution K band infrared spectra taken at the Keck observatory.
HAT-P-26 is a K-type main-sequence star about 466 light-years away. A survey in 2015 did not find any stellar companions in orbit around it, although a red dwarf companion with a temperature 4000+100
−350 K is suspected on wide orbit.
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