WASP-123 b
Orbiting WASP-123
WASP-123 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-123, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
15.13
Earth radii
Mass (est.)
153.95
Earth masses
Distance
198.0
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1500
K
Radius (Earth radii)
15.13
Mass (Earth masses)
153.95
Estimated
Equilibrium Temperature
1500 K
Orbital Period
Unknown
Distance from Earth
198.0 pc (~646 ly)
Spectral Type
G5
Temperature
Unknown
Mass (Solar)
Unknown
Radius (Solar)
Unknown
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
2
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
289.4792°, -32.8601°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2016
Source ID: WASP-123 b
WASP-123 b orbits WASP-123 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 15.13 Earth radii, a mass of 153.95 Earth masses (estimated), and an equilibrium temperature near 1,500 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 198 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G5, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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