HATS-3 is an F-type main-sequence star 1,380light-years(420parsecs) away. Its surface temperature is 6351±76 K. HATS-3 is relatively depleted in its concentration of heavy elements, with a metallicity Fe/H index of −0.157±0.07, but is slightly younger than the Sun at an age of 3.2+0.6 −0.4 billion years.

A multiplicity survey in 2016 detected a candidate stellar companion to HATS-3, 3.671±0.016 arc-seconds away.

Planetary system

In 2013, one planet, named HATS-3b, was discovered on a tight, nearly circular orbit. The planetary orbit of HATS-3b is likely aligned with the equatorial plane of the star, at a misalignment angle of 3±25°. The planetary equilibrium temperature is 1643 K.

The HATS-3 planetary system
Companion (in order from star)MassSemimajor axis (AU)Orbital period (days)EccentricityInclination (°)Radius
b1.10+0.18 −0.19MJ0.04852+0.00053 −0.000543.5478510(50)<0.3086.20±0.301.381±0.035RJ