WASP-5 b
Orbiting WASP-5
WASP-5 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-5, discovered in 2008 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
12.18
Earth radii
Mass
502.15
Earth masses
Orbital Period
1.6
days
Distance
309.1
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1706
K
Radius (Earth radii)
12.18
Mass (Earth masses)
502.15
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
1706 K
Orbital Period
1.63 days
Distance from Earth
309.1 pc (~1008 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5700 K
Mass (Solar)
0.96 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.03 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
359.3490°, -41.2772°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2008
Source ID: WASP-5 b
WASP-5 b orbits WASP-5 and was reported in 2008 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 12.18 Earth radii, a mass of 502.15 Earth masses, an orbital period of 1.63 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,706 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 309.1 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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