Qatar-4b

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Qatar-4b
Discovery[1]
Discovered byAlsubai et al. 2019
Transit
Orbital characteristics
0.02803 ± 0.00048 au[1]
Eccentricity0[1]
1.8053564 d[1]
Inclination87.5 ± 1.6°[1]
Semi-amplitude957±16 m/s[1]
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
1.135 ± 0.11 RJ[1]
Mass5.36 ± 0.20 MJ[1]
Mean density
4.50 ± 1.00 g cm−3[1]
Temperature1385 ± 50 K[1]

Qatar-4b is a hot Jupiter orbiting the star Qatar-4 located in Andromeda constellation.[2] It orbits its star every 1.8 days. It was discovered in 2016 by the Qatar Exoplanet Survey (QES).[3][1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Alsubai, Khalid; et al. (2017). "Qatar Exoplanet Survey: Qatar-3b, Qatar-4b, and Qatar-5b". The Astronomical Journal. 153 (4). 200. arXiv:1606.06882. Bibcode:2017AJ....153..200A. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aa6340. S2CID 119214858.
  2. ^ "Qatar-4". Universe Guide. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  3. ^ "Astronomers discover three 'Qatar' exoplanets".
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