Exoplanet

WASP-141 b

Orbiting WASP-141

Overview

WASP-141 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-141, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

13.56

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

854.96

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

516.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1540

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

13.56

Mass (Earth masses)

854.96

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1540 K

Orbital Period

3.31 days

Distance from Earth

516.5 pc (~1685 ly)

Spectral Type

F9

Temperature

5900 K

Mass (Solar)

1.25 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.37 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

71.8244°, -17.1152°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-141 b

System Context

WASP-141 b orbits WASP-141 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 13.56 Earth radii, a mass of 854.96 Earth masses, an orbital period of 3.31 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,540 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 516.5 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as F9, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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