Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Bakos et al. [1] |
Discovery site | United States |
Discovery date | 21 July 2009 |
Transit Radial velocity | |
Orbital characteristics | |
0.0426 AU (6,370,000 km) | |
Eccentricity | 0.021 |
2.91626 d | |
Inclination | 83.4 |
181 | |
Star | HAT-P-13 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 1.28 RJ |
Mass | 0.851 MJ |
HAT-P-13b is an extrasolar planet approximately 700 light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. The planet was discovered when it transited across its sun, HAT-P-13. This planet is a hot Jupiter with 0.851 times the mass of Jupiter and 1.28 radius. The planet has a lower mass, but its overall size is larger than Jupiter. [1]
The study in 2012, utilizing a Rossiter–McLaughlin effect, have determined the planetary orbit is probably aligned with the rotational axis of the star, misalignment equal to 1.9±8.6°. [2]
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