WASP-4 b
Orbiting WASP-4
WASP-4 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-4, discovered in 2007 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
15.12
Earth radii
Mass
381.39
Earth masses
Orbital Period
1.3
days
Distance
267.2
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1653
K
Radius (Earth radii)
15.12
Mass (Earth masses)
381.39
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
1653 K
Orbital Period
1.34 days
Distance from Earth
267.2 pc (~872 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
Unknown
Mass (Solar)
0.90 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.91 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
353.5629°, -42.0618°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2007
Source ID: WASP-4 b
WASP-4 b orbits WASP-4 and was reported in 2007 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 15.12 Earth radii, a mass of 381.39 Earth masses, an orbital period of 1.34 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,653 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 267.2 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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