The star
The star
HR 858
- Type
- F6 V
- Surface
- ≈ 6,354 K
- Size
- 1.26 × the Sun
- Mass
- 1.20 × the Sun
- Brightness
- 2.31 × the Sun
- Habitable zone
- 1.1–2.56 AU
The planets
HR 858
HR 858 b
- Year
- 3.59 days
- Distance from star
- 0.0489 AU
- Mass
- 3.5 Earths
- Size
- 2 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 1552 K (+1279 °C)
- Found
- 2019, transit (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS))
HR 858
HR 858 c
- Year
- 5.97 days
- Distance from star
- 0.0687 AU
- Mass
- 3.8 Earths
- Size
- 2 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 1309 K (+1036 °C)
- Found
- 2019, transit (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS))
HR 858
HR 858 d
- Year
- 11.23 days
- Distance from star
- 0.105 AU
- Mass
- 7.1 Earths
- Size
- 2 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 1061 K (+788 °C)
- Found
- 2019, transit (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS))
Masses found by the wobble method are minimums, because the orbit's tilt is unknown. Temperatures are equilibrium estimates for a bare planet, before any atmosphere.
How we know
The shadow
The planet passes in front of its star and dims it by a fraction of a percent, every orbit. The dip gives the planet's size and year.
Sources
- Planet and star parameters: NASA Exoplanet Archive, Planetary Systems Composite Parameters, retrieved 1 Nov 2026. This research has made use of the NASA Exoplanet Archive, which is operated by the California Institute of Technology, under contract with NASA under the Exoplanet Exploration Program.
- Position: HYG Database v4.1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Habitable zone: a simple estimate from the star's brightness (√L × 0.95 to 1.67 AU), shown as a guide.