Qatar-3

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Qatar-3
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0        Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 23h 56m 36.48312s [1]
Declination 36° 12′ 46.7739″ [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)12.88 [2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type G0V [2]
Variable type planetary transit
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)10.99±3.31 [1]  km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: −17.763 [1]   mas/yr
Dec.: −8.484 [1]   mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.3316 ± 0.0588  mas [1]
Distance 2,400 ± 100  ly
(750 ± 30  pc)
Absolute magnitude  (MV)3.50
Details [2]
Mass 1.145±0.064  M☉
Radius 1.272±0.14  R☉
Luminosity 1.90±0.46  L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.28±0.05  cgs
Temperature 5,991±64  K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.041±0.081  dex
Rotation 6.31
Rotational velocity (v sin i)10.4±0.5 km/s
Age 310±1  Myr
Other designations
Gaia DR2  2878641361300809856 [3]
Database references

Qatar-3 is a 12th magnitude star located in the northern constellation Andromeda. It is host to a transiting planet. [2] With a radial velocity of 10.99 km/s, it is drifting away from the Solar System, and is currently located 2,400 light years away based on its annual parallax.

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Properties

This star is a hot yellow dwarf with 14.5% more mass than the Sun, and 27.2% larger. It has a luminosity of almost two times that of the Sun, and has effective temperature of 5,991 K, which gives it a yellow hue. Qatar-3 is also a metal poor star that has a similar metallicity to the Sun, and has a rapid rotation rate of 10.4 km/s. This means it takes Qatar-3 6.31 days to complete a full rotation, while the Sun takes almost a month to rotate.

Planetary system

In 2016, the Qatar Exoplanet Survey discovered a planet around Qatar-3, Qatar-4, and Qatar-5, which was led by an international team in Qatar. Qatar-3b is a massive planet, with 4.31 times the mass of Jupiter, and has a similar radius to the latter. With a density of 4.0 g/cm3, this is one of the densest planets discovered. With an effective temperature of 1,681  K , it is a scorching planet. [4]

The Qatar-3 planetary system
Companion
(in order from star)		 Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)		 Orbital period
(days)		 Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b4.31 ± 0.47  MJ 0.03783 ± 0.000692.5079204086.8 ± 2.0° 1.096 ± 0.14  RJ
Qatar-3b
Discovery [5]
Discovered by Alsubai et al. 2019
Discovery date2016
Transit
Orbital characteristics
0.03783 ± 0.00069 au [5]
Eccentricity 0 [5]
2.5079204 d [5]
Inclination 86.8 ± 2.0° [5]
Semi-amplitude 587 ± 58 m/s [5]
Physical characteristics
1.096 ± 0.14 RJ [5]
Mass 4.31 ± 0.47 MJ [5]
Mean density
4.0 ± 1.2 g cm−3 [5]
Temperature 1681 ± 84 K [5]

    Qatar-3b

    Qatar-3b is a hot Jupiter. [6] It orbits its star every 2.5 days. It was discovered in 2016 by the Qatar Exoplanet Survey (QES). [7] [5] This planet was discovered by QES along with Qatar-4b and Qatar-5b. The light curves of the planet's respective host stars have been observed as well during the survey, along with their stellar properties. [8] [5]

    Orbit

    This planet is another typical hot Jupiter. It orbits very close to its star with a period of 2 days, 12 hours, 11 minutes, and 24 seconds. [9] This corresponds with an orbital distance of about 0.04 AU, which is 10 times closer to its star than Mercury is to the Sun. With an eccentricity of 0, this suggests that Qatar-3b is on a perfectly circular orbit.

    Physical properties

    Qatar-3b is a massive planet, with 4.31 times the mass of Jupiter, but a similar radius. With a density of 4.0 g cm−3, this is one of the densest planets discovered. With an effective temperature of 1,681 K, it is a scorched planet. [5]

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