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]
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Discovered by | Alsubai et al. 2019 |
Detection method | Transit |
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Semi-major axis | 0.02803 ± 0.00048 au[1] |
Eccentricity | 0[1] |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 1.8053564 d[1] |
Inclination | 87.5 ± 1.6°[1] |
Semi-amplitude | 957±16 m/s[1] |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 1.135 ± 0.11 RJ[1] |
Mass | 5.36 ± 0.20 MJ[1] |
Mean density | 4.50 ± 1.00 g cm−3[1] |
Temperature | 1385 ± 50 K[1] |
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