Exoplanet

WASP-187 b

Orbiting WASP-187

Overview

WASP-187 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-187, discovered in 2020 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

18.38

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

254.26

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

5.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

371.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

18.38

Mass (Earth masses)

254.26

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Schanche et al. 2020

Orbital Period

5.148+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0653+0.0013−0.0013au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

254.26+28.60−28.60

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.8000+0.0900−0.0900

Eccentricity

0.0000

Argument of Periastron

0.0deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

70.00+6.84−7.75m/s

Distance from Earth

371.4 pc (~1211 ly)

Spectral Type

F

Temperature

6150 K

Mass (Solar)

1.54 M☉

Radius (Solar)

2.83 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

17.4747°, 25.6816°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2020

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-187 b

System Context

WASP-187 b orbits WASP-187 and was reported in 2020 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 18.38 Earth radii, a mass of 254.26 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 5.15 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 371.4 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as F, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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