HAT-P-24b is an extrasolar planet discovered by the HATNet Project in 2010 orbiting the F8 dwarf star HAT-P-24. It is a hot Jupiter, with a mass three quarters that of Jupiter and a radius 20% larger.[3][1]
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Discovered by | HATNet Project |
Discovery date | 2010 |
Detection method | Transit |
Orbital characteristics | |
Semi-major axis | 0.04651+0.00055 −0.00056 AU |
Eccentricity | <0.038[1] |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.3552479±0.0000062[2] d |
Star | HAT-P-24 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 1.243 +0.072 −0.061 RJ |
Mass | 0.723+0.031 −0.030[1] MJ |
Mean density | 0.467+0.089 −0.070 g cm−3 |
Surface gravity | 10.9 ± 1.1 m/s2 (35.8 ± 3.6 ft/s2) |
The study in 2012, utilizing a Rossiter–McLaughlin effect, have determined the planetary orbit is probably aligned with the equatorial plane of the star, misalignment equal to 20±16°.[4]
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