Exoplanet

WASP-32 b

Orbiting WASP-32

Overview

WASP-32 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-32, discovered in 2010 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

10.76

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

835.89

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

276.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

10.76

Mass (Earth masses)

835.89

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017

Orbital Period

2.719+0.0000.000days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

835.89+260.62260.62

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

2.6300+0.82000.8200

Eccentricity

0.0000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

478.00+11.0011.00m/s

Distance from Earth

276.0 pc (~900 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6140 K

Mass (Solar)

0.72 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.95 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

3.9617°, 1.2005°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2010

Data Sources

Source ID: WASP-32 b

System Context

WASP-32 b orbits WASP-32 and was reported in 2010 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 10.76 Earth radii, a mass of 835.89 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 2.72 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 276 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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