WASP-142 b
Orbiting WASP-142
WASP-142 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-142, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
17.15
Earth radii
Mass
266.98
Earth masses
Orbital Period
2.1
days
Distance
730.9
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
2000
K
Radius (Earth radii)
17.15
Mass (Earth masses)
266.98
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
2000 K
Orbital Period
2.05 days
Distance from Earth
730.9 pc (~2384 ly)
Spectral Type
F8
Temperature
6010 K
Mass (Solar)
1.33 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.64 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
140.5063°, -23.9461°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2016
Source ID: WASP-142 b
WASP-142 b orbits WASP-142 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 17.15 Earth radii, a mass of 266.98 Earth masses, an orbital period of 2.05 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 2,000 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 730.9 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as F8, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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