Exoplanet

WASP-173 A b

Orbiting WASP-173 A

Overview

WASP-173 A b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-173 A, discovered in 2018 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

13.45

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

1172.79

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

233.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1880

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

13.45

Mass (Earth masses)

1172.79

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1880 K

Orbital Period

1.39 days

Distance from Earth

233.0 pc (~760 ly)

Spectral Type

G3

Temperature

5800 K

Mass (Solar)

1.05 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.11 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

354.1687°, -34.6113°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2018

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-173 A b

System Context

WASP-173 A b orbits WASP-173 A and was reported in 2018 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 13.45 Earth radii, a mass of 1,172.79 Earth masses, an orbital period of 1.39 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,880 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 233 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G3, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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