Exoplanet

WASP-113 b

Orbiting WASP-113

Overview

WASP-113 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-113, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

15.79

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

150.97

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

435.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1496

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

15.79

Mass (Earth masses)

150.97

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1496 K

Orbital Period

4.54 days

Distance from Earth

435.2 pc (~1419 ly)

Spectral Type

G1

Temperature

5890 K

Mass (Solar)

1.32 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.61 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

224.8729°, 46.9601°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-113 b

System Context

WASP-113 b orbits WASP-113 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 15.79 Earth radii, a mass of 150.97 Earth masses, an orbital period of 4.54 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,496 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 435.2 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G1, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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