Exoplanet

WASP-68 b

Orbiting WASP-68

Overview

WASP-68 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-68, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

14.80

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

343.26

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

5.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

226.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

14.80

Mass (Earth masses)

343.26

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017

Orbital Period

5.084+0.000−0.000days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

343.26+79.46−79.46

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

1.0800+0.2500−0.2500

Eccentricity

0.0000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

97.90+1.90−1.90m/s

Distance from Earth

226.4 pc (~738 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5910 K

Mass (Solar)

1.49 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.79 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

305.0957°, -19.3147°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-68 b

System Context

WASP-68 b orbits WASP-68 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 14.8 Earth radii, a mass of 343.26 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 5.08 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 226.4 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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