Exoplanet

WASP-185 b

Orbiting WASP-185

Overview

WASP-185 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-185, discovered in 2019 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

14.01

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

311.47

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

9.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

279.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1160

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

14.01

Mass (Earth masses)

311.47

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1160 K

Orbital Period

9.39 days

Distance from Earth

279.4 pc (~911 ly)

Spectral Type

G0 V

Temperature

5900 K

Mass (Solar)

1.12 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.50 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

214.0596°, -19.5423°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2019

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-185 b

System Context

WASP-185 b orbits WASP-185 and was reported in 2019 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 14.01 Earth radii, a mass of 311.47 Earth masses, an orbital period of 9.39 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,160 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 279.4 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G0 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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