WASP-1 b
Orbiting WASP-1
WASP-1 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-1, discovered in 2007 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
16.62
Earth radii
Mass
271.42
Earth masses
Orbital Period
2.5
days
Distance
393.1
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
16.62
Mass (Earth masses)
271.42
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Maciejewski et al. 2014
Orbital Period
2.520+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0389+0.0005−0.0007au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
271.42+18.12−16.53
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.8540+0.0570−0.0520
Eccentricity
0.0000
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
110.90+6.10−6.10m/s
Distance from Earth
393.1 pc (~1282 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
Unknown
Mass (Solar)
1.24 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.47 R☉
Luminosity
0.44 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
2
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
5.1670°, 31.9900°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2007
Source ID: WASP-1 b
WASP-1 b orbits WASP-1 and was reported in 2007 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 16.62 Earth radii, a mass of 271.42 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 2.52 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 393.1 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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