HAT-P-9 is amagnitude 12F star approximately 1500light years away in theconstellationAuriga.[2] A search for a binary companion star usingadaptive optics at theMMT Observatory was negative.[5]
The star HAT-P-9 is namedTevel. The name was selected in theNameExoWorlds campaign byIsrael, during the 100th anniversary of theIAU. The Hebrew word תֵבֵלtevel means "World" or "Universe".[6][7]
Anexoplanet orbiting the star,HAT-P-9b, was discovered by thetransit method on June 26, 2008.[3]
Companion (in order from star) | Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) | Orbital period (days) | Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
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b / Alef | 0.78 ± 0.09 MJ | 0.053 ± 0.002 | 3.92289 ± 4e-05 | 0 | — | — |
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