WASP-177 b
Orbiting WASP-177
WASP-177 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-177, discovered in 2019 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
17.71
Earth radii
Mass
161.46
Earth masses
Orbital Period
3.1
days
Distance
176.8
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1142
K
Radius (Earth radii)
17.71
Mass (Earth masses)
161.46
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
1142 K
Parameter source: Turner et al. 2019
Orbital Period
3.072+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0396+0.0006−0.0006au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
161.46+12.08−12.08
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.5080+0.0380−0.0380
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
77.30+5.20−5.20m/s
Distance from Earth
176.8 pc (~577 ly)
Spectral Type
K2
Temperature
5017 K
Mass (Solar)
0.88 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.89 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
334.7970°, -1.8344°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2019
Source ID: WASP-177 b
WASP-177 b orbits WASP-177 and was reported in 2019 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 17.71 Earth radii, a mass of 161.46 Earth masses, an orbital period of 3.07 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,142 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 176.8 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K2, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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