WASP-41 b
Orbiting WASP-41
WASP-41 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-41, discovered in 2011 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
12.33
Earth radii
Mass
270.16
Earth masses
Orbital Period
3.1
days
Distance
163.4
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
12.33
Mass (Earth masses)
270.16
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017
Orbital Period
3.052+0.000−0.000days
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
270.16+34.96−34.96
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.8500+0.1100−0.1100
Eccentricity
0.0000
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
138.00+2.00−2.00m/s
Distance from Earth
163.4 pc (~533 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5545 K
Mass (Solar)
0.81 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.83 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
2
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
190.6188°, -30.6398°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2011
Source ID: WASP-41 b
WASP-41 b orbits WASP-41 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 12.33 Earth radii, a mass of 270.16 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 3.05 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 163.4 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.
Host star
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