Exoplanet

WASP-103 b

Orbiting WASP-103

Overview

WASP-103 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-103, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

17.13

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

473.55

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

0.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

375.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

2508

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

17.13

Mass (Earth masses)

473.55

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

2508 K

Orbital Period

0.93 days

Distance from Earth

375.6 pc (~1225 ly)

Spectral Type

F8 V

Temperature

6110 K

Mass (Solar)

1.22 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.44 R☉

Luminosity

0.41 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

249.3149°, 7.1834°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-103 b

System Context

WASP-103 b orbits WASP-103 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 17.13 Earth radii, a mass of 473.55 Earth masses, an orbital period of 0.93 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 2,508 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 375.6 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as F8 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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