Exoplanet

WASP-41 c

Orbiting WASP-41

Overview

WASP-41 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-41, discovered in 2015 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

1010.70

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

421.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

163.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

241

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)

1010.70

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

241 K

Parameter source: Neveu-VanMalle et al. 2015

Orbital Period

421.000+2.0002.000days

Semi-Major Axis

1.0700+0.03000.0300au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

1010.70+63.5763.57

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

3.1800+0.20000.2000

Eccentricity

0.2940+0.02400.0240

Argument of Periastron

353.0+6.06.0deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

94.00+3.003.00m/s

Distance from Earth

163.4 pc (~533 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5545 K

Mass (Solar)

0.93 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.87 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

190.6188°, -30.6398°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2015

Data Sources

Source ID: WASP-41 c

System Context

WASP-41 c orbits WASP-41 and was reported in 2015 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 1,010.7 Earth masses (M sin i), an orbital period of 421 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 241 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 163.4 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

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