WASP-168 b
Orbiting WASP-168
WASP-168 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-168, discovered in 2018 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
16.81
Earth radii
Mass
133.49
Earth masses
Orbital Period
4.2
days
Distance
303.9
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1340
K
Radius (Earth radii)
16.81
Mass (Earth masses)
133.49
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
1340 K
Orbital Period
4.15 days
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
Source ID: WASP-168 b
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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