HAT-P-17

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HAT-P-17
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cygnus[1]
Right ascension 21h 38m 09s
Declination +30° 29′ 19″
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.54
Characteristics
Spectral type K
Astrometry
Distance 90 ± 3 pc
Details
Mass 0.857 ± 0.039 M
Radius 0.837 R
Luminosity 0.48 ± 0.04 L
Temperature 5246 ± 80 K
Metallicity 0.00 (± 0.08)
Age 7.8 (± 3.3) Gyr
Other designations
GSC 2717-00417

HAT-P-17 is a K-type main-sequence star about 90 ± 3 parsecs (290 ± 9.8 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.[2][3]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Roman, Nancy G. (1987). "Identification of a Constellation From a Position". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 99 (617): 695–699. Bibcode:1987PASP...99..695R. doi:10.1086/132034.  Vizier query form
  2. ^ Exoplanet.eu "HAT-P-17"
  3. ^ Howard, A. W. et al. (2012). "HAT-P-17b,c: A Transiting, Eccentric, Hot Saturn and a Long-period, Cold Jupiter". The Astrophysical Journal 749 (2). 134. arXiv:1008.3898. Bibcode:2012ApJ...749..134H. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/749/2/134. 

Coordinates: Sky map 21h 38m 09s, +30° 29′ 19″