Exoplanet

WASP-169 b

Orbiting WASP-169

Overview

WASP-169 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-169, discovered in 2019 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

14.62

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

178.30

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

5.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

627.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1604

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

14.62

Mass (Earth masses)

178.30

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1604 K

Parameter source: Nielsen et al. 2019

Orbital Period

5.611+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0681+0.0014−0.0014au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

178.30+19.39−19.39

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.5610+0.0610−0.0610

Eccentricity

0.0000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

52.90+5.40−5.40m/s

Distance from Earth

627.1 pc (~2045 ly)

Spectral Type

F8

Temperature

6110 K

Mass (Solar)

1.34 M☉

Radius (Solar)

2.01 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

127.3872°, -12.9448°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2019

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-169 b

System Context

WASP-169 b orbits WASP-169 and was reported in 2019 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 14.62 Earth radii, a mass of 178.3 Earth masses, an orbital period of 5.61 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,604 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 627.1 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as F8, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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