Exoplanet

WASP-145 A b

Orbiting WASP-145 A

Overview

WASP-145 A b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-145 A, discovered in 2018 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

10.09

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

282.87

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

91.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1200

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

10.09

Mass (Earth masses)

282.87

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1200 K

Orbital Period

1.77 days

Distance from Earth

91.3 pc (~298 ly)

Spectral Type

K2 V

Temperature

4900 K

Mass (Solar)

0.76 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.68 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

322.2538°, -58.8361°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2018

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-145 A b

System Context

WASP-145 A b orbits WASP-145 A and was reported in 2018 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 10.09 Earth radii, a mass of 282.87 Earth masses, an orbital period of 1.77 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,200 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 91.3 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K2 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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