Exoplanet

WASP-100 b

Orbiting WASP-100

Overview

WASP-100 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-100, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

14.91

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

400.47

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

364.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

14.91

Mass (Earth masses)

400.47

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017

Orbital Period

2.849+0.000−0.000days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

400.47+143.02−143.02

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

1.2600+0.4500−0.4500

Eccentricity

0.0000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

213.00+8.00−8.00m/s

Distance from Earth

364.4 pc (~1189 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6900 K

Mass (Solar)

0.77 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.57 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

68.9598°, -64.0270°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-100 b

System Context

WASP-100 b orbits WASP-100 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 14.91 Earth radii, a mass of 400.47 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 2.85 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 364.4 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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