WASP-126 b
Orbiting WASP-126
WASP-126 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-126, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method.
Mass
90.30
Earth masses
Orbital Period
3.3
days
Distance
216.5
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Mass (Earth masses)
90.30
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Pearson 2019
Orbital Period
3.289+0.000−0.000days
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
90.30
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.2841
Distance from Earth
216.5 pc (~706 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5800 K
Mass (Solar)
1.12 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.27 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
2
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
63.3747°, -69.2266°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2016
Source ID: WASP-126 b
WASP-126 b orbits WASP-126 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a mass of 90.3 Earth masses and an orbital period of 3.29 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 216.5 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.
Host star
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