WASP-47 b
Orbiting WASP-47
WASP-47 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-47, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
12.86
Earth radii
Mass
374.00
Earth masses
Orbital Period
4.2
days
Distance
264.8
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
12.86
Mass (Earth masses)
374.00
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Nascimbeni et al. 2023
Orbital Period
4.159+0.000−0.000days
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
374.00+17.00−16.00
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
1.1767+0.0535−0.0503
Eccentricity
0.0006+0.0005−0.0002
Argument of Periastron
89.0+19.0−11.0deg
Distance from Earth
264.8 pc (~864 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
Unknown
Mass (Solar)
1.06 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.16 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
4
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
331.2031°, -12.0191°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2012
Source ID: WASP-47 b
WASP-47 b orbits WASP-47 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 12.86 Earth radii, a mass of 374 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 4.16 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 264.8 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.
Host star
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