WASP-127 b
Orbiting WASP-127
WASP-127 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-127, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
14.69
Earth radii
Mass
52.35
Earth masses
Orbital Period
4.2
days
Distance
159.5
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
14.69
Mass (Earth masses)
52.35
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Seidel et al. 2020
Orbital Period
4.178+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0484+0.0014−0.0009au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
52.35+6.80−5.47
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.1647+0.0214−0.0172
Eccentricity
0.0000
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
22.00+3.00−2.00m/s
Distance from Earth
159.5 pc (~520 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
Unknown
Mass (Solar)
0.95 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.33 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
2
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
160.5588°, -3.8350°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2016
Source ID: WASP-127 b
WASP-127 b orbits WASP-127 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 14.69 Earth radii, a mass of 52.35 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 4.18 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 159.5 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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