WASP-43 b
Orbiting WASP-43
WASP-43 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-43, discovered in 2011 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
10.42
Earth radii
Mass
565.71
Earth masses
Orbital Period
0.8
days
Distance
86.7
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
10.42
Mass (Earth masses)
565.71
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Hellier et al. 2011
Orbital Period
0.813+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0142+0.0004−0.0004au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
565.71+31.78−31.78
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
1.7800+0.1000−0.1000
Eccentricity
0.0000
Distance from Earth
86.7 pc (~283 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
4400 K
Mass (Solar)
0.58 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.60 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
154.9082°, -9.8064°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2011
Source ID: WASP-43 b
WASP-43 b orbits WASP-43 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 10.42 Earth radii, a mass of 565.71 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 0.81 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 86.7 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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