Exoplanet

WASP-124 b

Orbiting WASP-124

Overview

WASP-124 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-124, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

13.90

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

190.70

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

448.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1400

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

13.90

Mass (Earth masses)

190.70

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1400 K

Orbital Period

3.37 days

Distance from Earth

448.6 pc (~1463 ly)

Spectral Type

F9

Temperature

6050 K

Mass (Solar)

1.07 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.02 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

332.7143°, -30.7497°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-124 b

System Context

WASP-124 b orbits WASP-124 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 13.9 Earth radii, a mass of 190.7 Earth masses, an orbital period of 3.37 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,400 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 448.6 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as F9, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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