Exoplanet

WASP-130 b

Orbiting WASP-130

Overview

WASP-130 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-130, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

9.98

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

390.93

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

11.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

172.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

833

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

9.98

Mass (Earth masses)

390.93

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

833 K

Parameter source: Hellier et al. 2017

Orbital Period

11.551+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1012+0.0014−0.0014au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

390.93+12.71−12.71

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

1.2300+0.0400−0.0400

Eccentricity

0.0000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

108.00+2.00−2.00m/s

Distance from Earth

172.3 pc (~562 ly)

Spectral Type

G6

Temperature

5625 K

Mass (Solar)

1.04 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.96 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

203.1060°, -42.4753°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-130 b

System Context

WASP-130 b orbits WASP-130 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 9.98 Earth radii, a mass of 390.93 Earth masses, an orbital period of 11.55 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 833 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 172.3 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G6, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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