Exoplanet

WASP-129 b

Orbiting WASP-129

Overview

WASP-129 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-129, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

10.42

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

317.83

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

5.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

301.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1100

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

10.42

Mass (Earth masses)

317.83

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1100 K

Orbital Period

5.75 days

Distance from Earth

301.5 pc (~983 ly)

Spectral Type

G1

Temperature

5900 K

Mass (Solar)

1.00 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.90 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

176.2991°, -42.0640°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-129 b

System Context

WASP-129 b orbits WASP-129 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 10.42 Earth radii, a mass of 317.83 Earth masses, an orbital period of 5.75 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,100 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 301.5 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G1, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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