Exoplanet

POTS-1 b

Orbiting POTS-1

Overview

POTS-1 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star POTS-1, discovered in 2013 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

10.55

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

734.16

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

748.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

10.55

Mass (Earth masses)

734.16

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Orbital Period

3.16 days

Distance from Earth

748.0 pc (~2440 ly)

Spectral Type

K5 V

Temperature

4400 K

Mass (Solar)

0.69 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.59 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

203.6087°, -66.5812°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2013

Data Sources

Source ID: POTS-1 b

System Context

POTS-1 b orbits POTS-1 and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 10.55 Earth radii, a mass of 734.16 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 3.16 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 748 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K5 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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