Exoplanet

WASP-162 b

Orbiting WASP-162

Overview

WASP-162 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-162, discovered in 2018 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

11.21

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

1652.72

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

9.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

310.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

910

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

11.21

Mass (Earth masses)

1652.72

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

910 K

Orbital Period

9.62 days

Distance from Earth

310.8 pc (~1014 ly)

Spectral Type

K0

Temperature

5300 K

Mass (Solar)

0.95 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.11 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

168.2929°, -17.6578°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2018

Data Sources

Source ID: WASP-162 b

System Context

WASP-162 b orbits WASP-162 and was reported in 2018 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 11.21 Earth radii, a mass of 1,652.72 Earth masses, an orbital period of 9.62 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 910 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 310.8 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K0, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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