Exoplanet

WASP-168 b

Orbiting WASP-168

Overview

WASP-168 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-168, discovered in 2018 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

16.81

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

133.49

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

303.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1340

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

16.81

Mass (Earth masses)

133.49

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1340 K

Parameter source: Hellier et al. 2019

Orbital Period

4.154+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0519+0.0008−0.0008au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

133.49+12.71−12.71

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.4200+0.0400−0.0400

Eccentricity

0.0000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

50.00+4.00−4.00m/s

Distance from Earth

303.9 pc (~991 ly)

Spectral Type

F9 V

Temperature

6000 K

Mass (Solar)

1.08 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.12 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

96.7446°, -46.8214°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2018

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-168 b

System Context

WASP-168 b orbits WASP-168 and was reported in 2018 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 16.81 Earth radii, a mass of 133.49 Earth masses, an orbital period of 4.15 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,340 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 303.9 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as F9 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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