WASP-132 b
Orbiting WASP-132
WASP-132 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-132, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
10.10
Earth radii
Mass
136.03
Earth masses
Orbital Period
7.1
days
Distance
122.9
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
682
K
Radius (Earth radii)
10.10
Mass (Earth masses)
136.03
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
682 K
Parameter source: Grieves et al. 2025
Orbital Period
7.134+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0674+0.0029−0.0029au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
136.03+4.77−4.77
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.4280+0.0150−0.0150
Eccentricity
0.0163+0.0067−0.0069
Argument of Periastron
318.0+31.0−298.0deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
52.99+0.75−0.74m/s
Distance from Earth
122.9 pc (~401 ly)
Spectral Type
K4 V
Temperature
4686 K
Mass (Solar)
0.79 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.76 R☉
Luminosity
-0.58 log L☉
Planets in System
3
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
217.6092°, -46.1595°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2016
Source ID: WASP-132 b
WASP-132 b orbits WASP-132 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 10.1 Earth radii, a mass of 136.03 Earth masses, an orbital period of 7.13 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 682 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 122.9 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K4 V, and 3 known planets in the system.
Host star
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