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

Parameter source: Hellier et al. 2019

Orbital Period

9.625+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0871+0.0013−0.0013au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

1652.72+63.57−63.57

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

5.2000+0.2000−0.2000

Eccentricity

0.4340+0.0050−0.0050

Argument of Periastron

-1.9+2.2−2.2deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

507.00+8.00−8.00m/s

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
NASA Exoplanet Archive

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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