Exoplanet

WASP-104 b

Orbiting WASP-104

Overview

WASP-104 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-104, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

12.74

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

404.26

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

185.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1516

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

12.74

Mass (Earth masses)

404.26

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1516 K

Orbital Period

1.76 days

Distance from Earth

185.9 pc (~606 ly)

Spectral Type

G8

Temperature

5475 K

Mass (Solar)

1.08 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.96 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

160.6024°, 7.4351°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-104 b

System Context

WASP-104 b orbits WASP-104 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 12.75 Earth radii, a mass of 404.26 Earth masses, an orbital period of 1.76 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,516 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 185.9 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G8, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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