WASP-117 b
Orbiting WASP-117
WASP-117 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-117, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
11.88
Earth radii
Mass
95.35
Earth masses
Orbital Period
10.0
days
Distance
158.0
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
11.88
Mass (Earth masses)
95.35
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017
Orbital Period
10.022+0.001−0.001days
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
95.35+15.89−15.89
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.3000+0.0500−0.0500
Eccentricity
0.3000+0.0200−0.0200
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
25.20+0.70−0.70m/s
Distance from Earth
158.0 pc (~515 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
6040 K
Mass (Solar)
1.29 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.22 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
36.7758°, -50.2844°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2014
Source ID: WASP-117 b
WASP-117 b orbits WASP-117 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 11.88 Earth radii, a mass of 95.35 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 10.02 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 158 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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