Exoplanets · Inflated hot Saturn
HAT-P-67b
1,200 light-years · Light crosses it in 1.00 seconds
- Across
- 299,219 km
- Vs Earth
- 2.14× Jupiter
- Mass
- 143 Earths
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About
HAT-P-67b is one of the largest planets known and one of the least dense — a Saturn-mass world blown up to more than twice Jupiter's width, trailing a vast cloud of escaping helium.
One of the largest planets known, with the density of candy floss.
At a glance
| Distance | About 1,200 light-years |
|---|---|
| Size | 2.1× Jupiter |
| Mass | Around half of Jupiter's |
| Year | 4.8 days |
Did you know
- In 2023 astronomers measured helium streaming away from it in enormous tails.
- It is losing hundreds of thousands of tonnes of gas every second.
- Its density is roughly that of candy floss.