HAT-P-14b
HAT-P-14b, officially named Sissi also known as WASP-27b, is an extrasolar planet located approximately 224.2 ± 0.6 parsecs (731.2 ± 2.0 ly) away in the constellation of Hercules, orbiting the 10th magnitude F-type main-sequence star HAT-P-14. This planet was discovered in 2010 by the HATNet Project using the transit method. It was independently detected by the SuperWASP project.
Size comparison of Jupiter with HAT-P-14b. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | HATNet Project |
| Discovery date | 2010-03-10 |
| Transit | |
| Designations | |
| WASP-27b, Sissi | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.06062+0.00065 −0.00067 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1074+0.0076 −0.0079 |
| 4.627686±0.000077 d | |
| Inclination | 84.1167+0.0026 −0.0025 |
| Star | HAT-P-14 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 1.101±0.036 RJ |
| Mass | 2.444±0.060 MJ |
| 7.49±0.36 g | |
| Temperature | 1566±21 |
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