Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Hercules |
Right ascension | 17h 05m 23.1475s [1] |
Declination | +33° 00′ 44.940″ [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.759 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | K2V |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | -11.83 km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −14.002(9) mas/yr [1] Dec.: −36.751(11) mas/yr [1] |
Parallax (π) | 6.1863 ± 0.0093 mas [1] |
Distance | 527.2 ± 0.8 ly (161.6 ± 0.2 pc) |
Details [3] | |
Mass | 0.750+0.015 −0.014 M☉ |
Radius | 0.7202+0.0095 −0.01 R☉ |
Luminosity | 0.27±0.04 [4] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.599±0.013 cgs |
Temperature | 4835+39 −35 K |
Metallicity | 0.044+0.060 −0.051 |
Rotation | 14.66±0.03 d [4] |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 0.5±0.5 [4] km/s |
Age | 12.4+4.4 −6.4 [4] Gyr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
HAT-P-18 is a K-type main-sequence star about 530 light-years away. The star is very old and has a concentration of heavy elements similar to solar abundance. [4] A survey in 2015 detected very strong starspot activity on HAT-P-18. [6]
In 2010 a transiting hot Saturn-sized planet was detected. [2] Its equilibrium temperature is 841 K. [7]
In 2014, observations utilizing the Rossiter–McLaughlin effect detected an exoplanet, HAT-P-18b, on a retrograde orbit, with an angle between orbital plane of the planet and the parent star equatorial plane equal to 132±15°. [8]
Transit-timing variation measurements in 2015 did not detect additional planets in the system. [9]
In 2016, the transmission optical spectra of the planet indicated that the atmosphere is lacking detectable clouds or hazes, and is blue in color due to Rayleigh scattering of light. [10] The atmosphere seems to gradually evaporate, but at a slow rate - less than 2% of planetary mass is lost per one billion years. [11] By contrast, spectra taken in 2022 has showed an extensive hazes and clear evidence of water vapour, along with the tail of escaping helium. [12]
The dayside temperature of HAT-P-18b was measured in 2019 to be 1004+78
−94 K. [13]
Companion (in order from star) | Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) | Orbital period (days) | Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
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b | 0.183+0.034 −0.032 MJ | 0.04649± | 5.508029±0.0000042 | 0.106+0.15 −0.084 | 88.79±0.21° | 0.947±0.044 RJ |
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.
WASP-2 is a binary star system in the Delphinus constellation located about 500 light-years away. The primary is magnitude 12 orange dwarf star, orbited by red dwarf star on wide orbit. The star system shows an infrared excess noise of unknown origin.
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.
HAT-P-27, also known as WASP-40, is the primary of a binary star system about 659 light-years away. It is a G-type main-sequence star. The star's age is similar to the Sun's at 4.4 billion years. HAT-P-27 is enriched in heavy elements, having a 195% concentration of iron compared to the Sun.
GJ 3470 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star GJ 3470, located in the constellation Cancer. With a mass of just under 14 Earth-masses, a radius approximately 4.3 times that of Earth's, and a high equilibrium temperature of 615 K, it is a hot Neptune.
K2-18, also known as EPIC 201912552, is a red dwarf star with two planetary companions located 124 light-years from Earth, in the constellation of Leo.
WASP-36 is a yellow main sequence star in the Hydra constellation.
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.
HAT-P-23 is a G-type main-sequence star 1192 light-years away. It has a rapid rotation for its advanced age of 4 billion years, and exhibits a strong starspot activity. The star may be in the process of being spun up by the giant planet on close orbit. The star is enriched in heavy elements, having about 140% amount of metals compared to solar abundance.
HAT-P-19 is a K-type main-sequence star about 658 light-years away. The star is old yet metal enriched, having amount of heavy elements 250% of solar abundance. The survey in 2012 have failed to find any stellar companions to HAT-P-19.
HAT-P-16 is a F-type main-sequence star about 725 light-years away. The star has a concentration of heavy elements slightly higher than solar abundance, and low starspot activity. The survey in 2015 have failed to find any stellar companions to it. The spectral analysis in 2014 have discovered the HAT-P-16 has a carbon to oxygen molar ratio of 0.58±0.08, close to Sun`s value of 0.55.
HAT-P-15 is a G-type main-sequence star about 630 light-years away. The star is older than Sun yet has a concentration of heavy elements roughly 190% of solar abundance. The star has no noticeable starspot activity.
HAT-P-29, also known as Muspelheim since 2019, is a star about 1,040 light-years away. It is a G-type main-sequence star. The star's age of 2.2±1.0 billion years is less than half that of the Sun. HAT-P-29 is slightly enriched in heavy elements, having 35% more iron than the Sun.
HAT-P-28 is the primary of a binary star system about 1320 light-years away. It is a G-type main-sequence star. The star's age is older than the Sun's at 6.1+2.6
−1.9 billion years. HAT-P-28 is slightly enriched in heavy elements, having a 130% concentration of iron compared to the Sun. Since 2014, the binary star system is suspected to be surrounded by a debris disk with a 6.1″(2500 AU) radius.