Exoplanet

WASP-157 b

Orbiting WASP-157

Overview

WASP-157 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-157, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

11.19

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

92.22

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

334.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1193

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

11.19

Mass (Earth masses)

92.22

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

1193 K

Orbital Period

3.95 days

Distance from Earth

334.0 pc (~1089 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5772 K

Mass (Solar)

1.06 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.10 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

201.6552°, -8.3176°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-157 b

System Context

WASP-157 b orbits WASP-157 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 11.19 Earth radii, a mass of 92.22 Earth masses (estimated), an orbital period of 3.95 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,193 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 334 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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