WASP-45 b
Orbiting WASP-45
WASP-45 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-45, discovered in 2011 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
10.60
Earth radii
Mass
306.39
Earth masses
Orbital Period
3.1
days
Distance
211.2
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1153
K
Radius (Earth radii)
10.60
Mass (Earth masses)
306.39
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
1153 K
Orbital Period
3.13 days
Distance from Earth
211.2 pc (~689 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5150 K
Mass (Solar)
0.85 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.85 R☉
Luminosity
-0.34 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
2
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
5.2378°, -35.9985°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2011
Source ID: WASP-45 b
WASP-45 b orbits WASP-45 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 10.6 Earth radii, a mass of 306.39 Earth masses, an orbital period of 3.13 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,153 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 211.2 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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