Magor
Sign in to saveHAT-P-2b is an extrasolar planet detected by the HATNet Project in May 2007. It orbits a class F star HAT-P-2, (bigger and hotter than the Sun), located about 420 light-years away in the constellation Hercules.
Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- Pl
- Distance
- 419 light-years
- Coordinates
- RA 245.1515° · Dec 41.0481°
via SIMBAD · CDS Strasbourg
Key facts
- Planet.name
- HAT-P-2b / Magor
- Planet.image
- Exoplanet Comparison HAT-P-2 b.png
- Planet.caption
- Size comparison of HAT-P-2b with Jupiter.
- Planet.discoverer
- HATNet Project
- Planet.discovered
- 2007-05-01
- Planet.discovery_method
- Transit
- Planet.alt_names
- HD 147506 b, Magor
- Planet.apsis
- astron
- Planet.star
- HD 147506
- Planet.surface_grav
- m/s²
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Physical properties
- Orbit
- Other planets in the system
- References
- External links
HAT-P-2b is an extrasolar planet detected by the HATNet Project in May 2007. It orbits a class F star HAT-P-2, (bigger and hotter than the Sun), located about 420 light-years away in the constellation Hercules.
The planet is officially named Magor. The name was selected in the NameExoWorlds campaign by Hungary, during the 100th anniversary of the International Astronomical Union. Magor was a legendary ancestor of the Magyar people and the Hungarian nation, and brother of Hunor (name of the star HAT-P-2).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Magor” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.