Exoplanet

WASP-52 b

Orbiting WASP-52

Overview

WASP-52 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-52, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

14.24

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

146.20

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

174.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1315

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

14.24

Mass (Earth masses)

146.20

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1315 K

Orbital Period

1.75 days

Distance from Earth

174.8 pc (~570 ly)

Spectral Type

K2 V

Temperature

5000 K

Mass (Solar)

0.87 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.79 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

348.4948°, 8.7611°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2012

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-52 b

System Context

WASP-52 b orbits WASP-52 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 14.24 Earth radii, a mass of 146.2 Earth masses, an orbital period of 1.75 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,315 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 174.8 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K2 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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