Exoplanet

WASP-66 b

Orbiting WASP-66

Overview

WASP-66 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-66, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

15.69

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

746.90

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

500.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

15.69

Mass (Earth masses)

746.90

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017

Orbital Period

4.086+0.0000.000days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

746.90+311.47311.47

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

2.3500+0.98000.9800

Eccentricity

0.0000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

246.00+11.0011.00m/s

Distance from Earth

500.3 pc (~1632 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6600 K

Mass (Solar)

1.33 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.76 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

158.2250°, -34.9899°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2012

Data Sources

Source ID: WASP-66 b

System Context

WASP-66 b orbits WASP-66 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 15.69 Earth radii, a mass of 746.9 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 4.09 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 500.3 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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