Exoplanet

WASP-163 b

Orbiting WASP-163

Overview

WASP-163 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-163, discovered in 2018 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

13.47

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

594.34

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

261.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1638

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

13.47

Mass (Earth masses)

594.34

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1638 K

Parameter source: Barkaoui et al. 2019

Orbital Period

1.610+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0266+0.0014−0.0014au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

594.34+66.74−66.74

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

1.8700+0.2100−0.2100

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

329.00+14.00−14.00m/s

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

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-163 b

System Context

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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