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ADS 16402

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Luminosity
  
1.585 +0.099−0.094 L☉

Magnitude
  
10

Angular distance
  
11.26 ± 0.03″

Constellation
  
Lacerta

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Ads 16402 b


ADS 16402 is a binary star system, composed of two sun-like stars located 450 light-years away in the constellation Lacerta. It was first identified by John Herschel in 1831. The two stars are separated by 1500 AUs. The star system is estimated to be 1.9 ± 0.6 billion years old. The secondary star ADS 16402 B is also designated HAT-P-1.

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Planetary system

On September 14, 2006 the HATNet Project announced their first extrasolar planet discovery HAT-P-1b, a hot jupiter type gas giant in orbit around the secondary star ADS 16402B. Following the designation scheme used by the HATNet Project, the secondary star is known as HAT-P-1, and the planet itself designated HAT-P-1b.

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ADS 16402 Wikipedia


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