Exoplanet

WASP-53 c

Orbiting WASP-53

Overview

WASP-53 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-53, discovered in 2017 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

5196.52

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2840.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

201.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)

5196.52

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Triaud et al. 2017

Orbital Period

>2840days

Semi-Major Axis

>3.73au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

5196.52+270.16260.62

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

16.3500+0.85000.8200

Eccentricity

0.8369+0.00690.0070

Argument of Periastron

198.6+2.02.0deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

>475.6m/s

Distance from Earth

201.3 pc (~657 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4953 K

Mass (Solar)

0.84 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.80 R☉

Luminosity

-0.46 log L☉

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

31.9092°, -20.6618°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2017

Data Sources

Source ID: WASP-53 c

System Context

WASP-53 c orbits WASP-53 and was reported in 2017 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 5,196.52 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 2,840 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 201.3 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

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