WASP-163 b
Orbiting WASP-163
WASP-163 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-163, discovered in 2018 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
13.47
Earth radii
Mass
594.34
Earth masses
Orbital Period
1.6
days
Distance
261.4
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1638
K
Radius (Earth radii)
13.47
Mass (Earth masses)
594.34
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
1638 K
Orbital Period
1.61 days
Distance from Earth
261.4 pc (~853 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5500 K
Mass (Solar)
0.97 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.01 R☉
Luminosity
-0.08 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
256.5376°, -10.4130°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2018
Source ID: WASP-163 b
WASP-163 b orbits WASP-163 and was reported in 2018 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 13.47 Earth radii, a mass of 594.34 Earth masses, an orbital period of 1.61 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,638 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 261.4 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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