Exoplanet

WASP-119 b

Orbiting WASP-119

Overview

WASP-119 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-119, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

15.69

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

390.93

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

302.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1600

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

15.69

Mass (Earth masses)

390.93

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1600 K

Parameter source: Maxted et al. 2016

Orbital Period

2.500+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0363+0.0007−0.0007au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

390.93+25.43−25.43

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

1.2300+0.0800−0.0800

Eccentricity

<0.058

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

181.00+10.00−10.00m/s

Distance from Earth

302.4 pc (~986 ly)

Spectral Type

G5

Temperature

5650 K

Mass (Solar)

1.02 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.20 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

55.9336°, -65.1938°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-119 b

System Context

WASP-119 b orbits WASP-119 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 15.69 Earth radii, a mass of 390.93 Earth masses, an orbital period of 2.5 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,600 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 302.4 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G5, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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