Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 10.90 Earth radii
- A mass of 82.64 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 0.70 g
- An orbital period of 108.453 days
- Semi-major axis 0.4740 AU
- Distance from Earth 85.40 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.289
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 1,506,116 years
2 siblings around HD 142
HD 142 A d shares its host star with 2 other confirmed planets. Side-by-side measurements below.
HD 142 A d Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Gas Giant
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#1672of 1771
top 94.4%
This planet
10.90R⊕
Gas Giant median
13.52R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | HD 142 A d | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 10.90 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 82.64 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 0.35 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 0.70 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | — | 0.037 |
Alternative Mass Estimates
| Method | Value | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum mass (M sin i) | 82.635 M⊕ | Lower bound from radial-velocity fitting. |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
HD
HD 142
HIP
HIP 522
TIC
TIC 389757979
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 4976894960284258048
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 4976894960284258048
System
HD 142
Percentile among Gas Giant cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 108.45 Earth days (29.7% of a terrestrial year) on a mildly elliptical path at a mean orbital distance of 0.4740 AU.
Eq. Temperature
—
Insolation (S⊕)
—
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.289
0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical
Discovery Paper
Primary reference
Feng et al. 2022Instrument
Multiple Instruments
Publication
2022-09
Observation locale
Ground
Discovery cohort
Planets confirmed in 2022 at Multiple Observatories (12 shown).
Host System: HD 142
Spectral Class
F-type yellow-white
Effective Temperature
6,245 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
3.12 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
1.470 R☉
Stellar Mass
1.210 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
0.09
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.620 dex
Stellar density
0.550 g/cm³
Systemic radial velocity
5.44 km/s
Rotational v·sin i
10.40 km/s
Metallicity ratio
[Fe/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 12 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
38.161 mas
Total Proper Motion
576.468 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
575.03 mas/yr
PM Declination
-40.69 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.655 · y = 0.018 · z = -0.756
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 1.58368° · Dec -49.07536°
Galactic ℓ, b
321.581° · -66.388°
Ecliptic λ, β
336.554° · -44.461°
HTM-20 index
1910038462
Observation Record
Photometric series
1
RV measurements
2
Archive notes
5
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