Exoplanet

WASP-56 b

Orbiting WASP-56

Overview

WASP-56 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-56, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

10.54

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

143.02

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

321.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

10.54

Mass (Earth masses)

143.02

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017

Orbital Period

4.617+0.0000.000days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

143.02+28.6028.60

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.4500+0.09000.0900

Eccentricity

0.0000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

69.00+4.004.00m/s

Distance from Earth

321.1 pc (~1047 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5600 K

Mass (Solar)

0.71 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.96 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

183.3660°, 23.0557°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2012

Data Sources

Source ID: WASP-56 b

System Context

WASP-56 b orbits WASP-56 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 10.54 Earth radii, a mass of 143.02 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 4.62 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 321.1 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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