HAT-P-18
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.[3] A survey in 2015 detected very strong starspot activity on HAT-P-18.[4]
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Hercules |
Right ascension | 17h 05m 23.1476s[1] |
Declination | +33° 00′ 44.9391″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.759[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | K2V |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | -11.83 km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: -14.073 mas/yr Dec.: -36.689 mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 6.1669 ± 0.0231[1] mas |
Distance | 529 ± 2 ly (162.2 ± 0.6 pc) |
Details[3] | |
Mass | 0.770±0.031 M☉ |
Radius | 0.749±0.037 R☉ |
Luminosity | 0.27±0.04 L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.72 cgs |
Temperature | 4857 K |
Metallicity | -0.05 |
Rotation | 14.66±0.03 d |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 0.5±0.5 km/s |
Age | 12.4+4.4 −6.4 Gyr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Planetary system
In 2010 a transiting hot Saturn-sized planet was detected.[2] Its equilibrium temperature is 841 K.[5]
In 2014, observations utilizing a 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°.[6]
The transit-timing variation measurements in 2015 did not detect additional planets in the system.[7]
In 2016, the transmission optical spectra of planet indicated that the atmosphere is lacking detectable clouds or hazes, and is blue in color due Rayleigh scattering of light.[8]
The dayside temperature of the HAT-P-18b was measured in the 2019 to be 1004+78
−94 K.[9]
![](../I/m/Exoplanet_Comparison_HAT-P-18_b.png)
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 |
References
- HAT-P-18 -- Star
- HAT-P-18b and HAT-P-19b: Two Low-Density Saturn-Mass Planets Transiting Metal-Rich K Stars, 2010, arXiv:1007.4850
- Spectroscopy of Faint Kepler Mission Exoplanet Candidate Host Stars, 2013, arXiv:1305.0578
- FRIENDS OF HOT JUPITERS III: AN INFRARED SPECTROSCOPIC SEARCH FOR LOW-MASS STELLAR COMPANIONS, 2015, arXiv:1510.08062
- Planet HAT-P-18 b at exoplanets.eu
- The GAPS Programme with HARPS-N at TNG. III: The retrograde orbit of HAT-P-18b, 2014, arXiv:1403.6728
- Ground-based transit observations of the HAT-P-18, HAT-P-19, HAT-P-27/WASP40 and WASP-21 systems, 2015, arXiv:1508.06215
- Rayleigh scattering in the transmission spectrum of HAT-P-18b, 2016, arXiv:1611.06916
- INVESTIGATING TRENDS IN ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITIONS OF COOL GAS GIANT PLANETS USING SPITZER SECONDARY ECLIPSES, 2019, arXiv:1908.00014