WASP-63 b
Orbiting WASP-63
WASP-63 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-63, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
15.80
Earth radii
Mass
117.60
Earth masses
Orbital Period
4.4
days
Distance
290.7
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
15.80
Mass (Earth masses)
117.60
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017
Orbital Period
4.378+0.000−0.000days
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
117.60+28.60−28.60
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.3700+0.0900−0.0900
Eccentricity
0.0000
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
39.00+3.00−3.00m/s
Distance from Earth
290.7 pc (~948 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5550 K
Mass (Solar)
1.28 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.86 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
94.3364°, -38.3234°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2012
Source ID: WASP-63 b
WASP-63 b orbits WASP-63 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 117.6 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 4.38 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 290.7 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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