Astronomy:Qatar-5b

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Qatar-5b
Discovery[1]
Discovered byAlsubai et al. 2019
Transit
Orbital characteristics
0.04127 ± 0.00067 au[1]
Eccentricity0[1]
Orbital period2.8792319 d[1]
Inclination88.74 ± 0.87°[1]
Semi-amplitude568 ± 15 m/s[1]
Physical characteristics
Mean radius1.107 ± 0.064 RJ[1]
Mass4.32 ± 0.18 MJ[1]
Mean density3.95 ± 0.58 g cm−3[1]
Physics1415 ± 31 K[1]


Qatar-5b is a Hot Jupiter orbiting the star Qatar-5 located in Andromeda constellation.[2] It orbits its star every 2.87 days. It was discovered in 2016 by the Qatar Exoplanet Survey (QES).[3][1]

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Alsubai, Khalid et al. (2017). "Qatar Exoplanet Survey: Qatar-3b, Qatar-4b, and Qatar-5b". The Astronomical Journal 153 (4): 200. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aa6340. Bibcode2017AJ....153..200A. 
  2. "Qatar-5" (in en). 15 September 2018. https://www.universeguide.com/star/qatar5. 
  3. "Astronomers discover three 'Qatar' exoplanets". http://phys.org/news/2016-06-astronomers-qatar-exoplanets.html.