Exoplanet

WASP-58 b

Orbiting WASP-58

Overview

WASP-58 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-58, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

16.03

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

308.30

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

5.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

290.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

16.03

Mass (Earth masses)

308.30

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017

Orbital Period

5.017+0.0000.000days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

308.30+88.9988.99

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.9700+0.28000.2800

Eccentricity

0.0000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

110.10+4.104.10m/s

Distance from Earth

290.4 pc (~947 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5800 K

Mass (Solar)

1.06 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.22 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

274.7013°, 45.1722°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2012

Data Sources

Source ID: WASP-58 b

System Context

WASP-58 b orbits WASP-58 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 16.03 Earth radii, a mass of 308.3 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 5.02 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 290.4 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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