Constellation Auriga | ||
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HAT-P-9 is a magnitude 12 F star approximately 1560 light years away in the constellation Auriga. A search for a binary companion star using adaptive optics at the MMT Observatory was negative.
Planetary system
An exoplanet orbiting the star, HAT-P-9b, was discovered by the transit method on June 26, 2008.
References
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