Exoplanet

WASP-60 b

Orbiting WASP-60

Overview

WASP-60 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-60, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

9.86

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

174.81

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

431.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

9.86

Mass (Earth masses)

174.81

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017

Orbital Period

4.305+0.000−0.000days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

174.81+60.39−60.39

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.5500+0.1900−0.1900

Eccentricity

0.0000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

60.80+3.80−3.80m/s

Distance from Earth

431.1 pc (~1406 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5900 K

Mass (Solar)

1.19 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.17 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

356.6667°, 31.1559°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2012

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-60 b

System Context

WASP-60 b orbits WASP-60 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 9.86 Earth radii, a mass of 174.81 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 4.31 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 431.1 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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