Exoplanet

WASP-126 c

Orbiting WASP-126

Overview

WASP-126 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-126, discovered in 2019 using the Transit Timing Variations method.

Key Measurements

Mass

64.20

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

7.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

216.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Mass (Earth masses)

64.20

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Pearson 2019

Orbital Period

7.630+0.170−0.170days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

64.20+24.60−24.60

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.2020+0.0774−0.0774

Eccentricity

<0.05

Argument of Periastron

183.2+33.8−33.8deg

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 Timing Variations

Discovery Year

2019

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-126 c

System Context

WASP-126 c orbits WASP-126 and was reported in 2019 and was detected with the Transit Timing Variations method.

Published measurements list a mass of 64.2 Earth masses and an orbital period of 7.63 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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