Exoplanet

WASP-64 b

Orbiting WASP-64

Overview

WASP-64 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-64, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

14.25

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

403.94

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

369.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1689

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

14.25

Mass (Earth masses)

403.94

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1689 K

Orbital Period

1.57 days

Distance from Earth

369.9 pc (~1207 ly)

Spectral Type

G7

Temperature

5400 K

Mass (Solar)

1.00 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.06 R☉

Luminosity

-0.02 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

101.1149°, -32.8584°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2012

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-64 b

System Context

WASP-64 b orbits WASP-64 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 14.25 Earth radii, a mass of 403.95 Earth masses, an orbital period of 1.57 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,689 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 369.9 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G7, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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