Exoplanet

WASP-48 b

Orbiting WASP-48

Overview

WASP-48 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-48, discovered in 2011 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

16.81

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

254.26

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

454.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

16.81

Mass (Earth masses)

254.26

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017

Orbital Period

2.144+0.0000.000days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

254.26+73.1073.10

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.8000+0.23000.2300

Eccentricity

0.0000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

136.00+11.3011.30m/s

Distance from Earth

454.1 pc (~1481 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5920 K

Mass (Solar)

0.88 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.58 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

291.1624°, 55.4730°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2011

Data Sources

Source ID: WASP-48 b

System Context

WASP-48 b orbits WASP-48 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 16.81 Earth radii, a mass of 254.26 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 2.14 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 454.1 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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