WASP-120 b
Orbiting WASP-120
WASP-120 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-120, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
15.58
Earth radii
Mass (est.)
161.77
Earth masses
Distance
381.2
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1749
K
Radius (Earth radii)
15.58
Mass (Earth masses)
161.77
Estimated
Equilibrium Temperature
1749 K
Orbital Period
Unknown
Distance from Earth
381.2 pc (~1243 ly)
Spectral Type
F5
Temperature
Unknown
Mass (Solar)
Unknown
Radius (Solar)
Unknown
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
62.6161°, -45.8982°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2016
Source ID: WASP-120 b
WASP-120 b orbits WASP-120 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 15.58 Earth radii, a mass of 161.77 Earth masses (estimated), and an equilibrium temperature near 1,749 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 381.2 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as F5, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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