Exoplanet

WASP-61 b

Orbiting WASP-61

Overview

WASP-61 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-61, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

15.80

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

851.78

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

488.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

15.80

Mass (Earth masses)

851.78

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017

Orbital Period

3.856+0.0000.000days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

851.78+266.98266.98

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

2.6800+0.84000.8400

Eccentricity

0.0000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

233.00+0.000.00m/s

Distance from Earth

488.7 pc (~1594 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6250 K

Mass (Solar)

1.82 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.55 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

75.2997°, -26.0541°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2012

Data Sources

Source ID: WASP-61 b

System Context

WASP-61 b orbits WASP-61 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 15.8 Earth radii, a mass of 851.78 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 3.86 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 488.7 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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