Exoplanet

WASP-13 b

Orbiting WASP-13

Overview

WASP-13 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-13, discovered in 2009 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

13.67

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

114.42

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

227.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

13.67

Mass (Earth masses)

114.42

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017

Orbital Period

4.353+0.000−0.000days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

114.42+28.60−28.60

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.3600+0.0900−0.0900

Eccentricity

0.0000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

55.50+3.60−3.60m/s

Distance from Earth

227.5 pc (~742 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5950 K

Mass (Solar)

0.72 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.37 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

140.1030°, 33.8823°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2009

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-13 b

System Context

WASP-13 b orbits WASP-13 and was reported in 2009 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 13.67 Earth radii, a mass of 114.42 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 4.35 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 227.5 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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