WASP-31 b
Orbiting WASP-31
WASP-31 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-31, discovered in 2010 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
17.36
Earth radii
Mass
151.92
Earth masses
Orbital Period
3.4
days
Distance
383.8
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
17.36
Mass (Earth masses)
151.92
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Anderson et al. 2011
Orbital Period
3.406+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0466+0.0003−0.0003au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
151.92+9.22−9.22
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.4780+0.0290−0.0290
Eccentricity
0.0000
Distance from Earth
383.8 pc (~1252 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
6302 K
Mass (Solar)
1.16 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.25 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
169.4389°, -19.0548°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2010
Source ID: WASP-31 b
WASP-31 b orbits WASP-31 and was reported in 2010 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 17.36 Earth radii, a mass of 151.92 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 3.41 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 383.8 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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