WASP-156 b
Orbiting WASP-156
WASP-156 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-156, discovered in 2017 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.
Radius
6.15
Earth radii
Mass
42.00
Earth masses
Orbital Period
3.8
days
Distance
122.1
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
6.15
Mass (Earth masses)
42.00
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Lafarga et al. 2026
Orbital Period
3.836+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0460+0.0010−0.0010au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
42.00+2.00−2.00
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.1321+0.0063−0.0063
Eccentricity
<0.16
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
18.60+0.80−0.80m/s
Distance from Earth
122.1 pc (~398 ly)
Spectral Type
K3 V
Temperature
5036 K
Mass (Solar)
Unknown
Radius (Solar)
Unknown
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
32.7821°, 2.4182°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2017
Source ID: WASP-156 b
WASP-156 b orbits WASP-156 and was reported in 2017 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 6.15 Earth radii, a mass of 42 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 3.84 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 122.1 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K3 V, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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