HAT-P-7

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Star
HAT-P-7
AladinLite
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation swan
Right ascension 19 h 28 m 59 s
declination + 47 ° 58 ′ 10 ″
Apparent brightness 10.5 mag
Typing
Known exoplanets 1
Spectral class F8
Astrometry
distance 1,000  ly
300  pc
Proper movement 
Rec. Share: −13  mas / a
Dec. portion: +13  mas / a
Physical Properties
Dimensions 1.09  M
radius 1.47  R
Effective temperature 6350  K
Metallicity [Fe / H] +0.26
Other names
and catalog entries
Bonn survey BD + 47 ° 2846
Tycho catalog TYC 3547-1402-1 [1]Template: Infobox star / maintenance / specification of the TYC catalog
Other names GSC  03547-01402 • Kepler-2 • 2MASS J19285935 + 4758102

HAT-P-7 is a main sequence star of the spectral class F8 with an apparent magnitude of 10.5 mag, about 1000 light years from Earth . In 2008 the discovery of an exoplanet around this star was announced as part of the HATNet project : HAT-P-7b .

Brightness curves of the star measured by the Kepler space telescope . The planet orbiting it causes periodic drops in brightness through transit and obscuration by the star.

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