Exoplanet

WASP-11 b

Orbiting WASP-11

Overview

WASP-11 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-11, discovered in 2008 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

12.44

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

251.09

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

124.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

12.44

Mass (Earth masses)

251.09

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017

Orbital Period

3.722+0.000−0.000days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

251.09+54.03−54.03

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.7900+0.1700−0.1700

Eccentricity

0.0000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

82.10+7.40−7.40m/s

Distance from Earth

124.7 pc (~407 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4800 K

Mass (Solar)

1.42 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.89 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

3

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

47.3689°, 30.6734°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2008

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-11 b

System Context

WASP-11 b orbits WASP-11 and was reported in 2008 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 12.44 Earth radii, a mass of 251.09 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 3.72 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 124.7 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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