WASP-50 b
Orbiting WASP-50
WASP-50 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-50, discovered in 2011 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
13.07
Earth radii
Mass
466.83
Earth masses
Orbital Period
2.0
days
Distance
184.8
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1395
K
Radius (Earth radii)
13.07
Mass (Earth masses)
466.83
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
1395 K
Parameter source: Chakrabarty & Sengupta 2019
Orbital Period
1.955+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0293+0.0013−0.0013au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
466.83+29.24−29.24
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
1.4688+0.0920−0.0920
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
256.60+4.40−4.40m/s
Distance from Earth
184.8 pc (~603 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5400 K
Mass (Solar)
0.89 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.84 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
43.6881°, -10.8980°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2011
Source ID: WASP-50 b
WASP-50 b orbits WASP-50 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 13.07 Earth radii, a mass of 466.83 Earth masses, an orbital period of 1.96 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,395 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 184.8 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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