Exoplanet

WASP-70 A b

Orbiting WASP-70 A

Overview

WASP-70 A b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-70 A, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

13.05

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

187.51

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

222.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1387

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

13.05

Mass (Earth masses)

187.51

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1387 K

Orbital Period

3.71 days

Distance from Earth

222.4 pc (~725 ly)

Spectral Type

G4

Temperature

5763 K

Mass (Solar)

1.11 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.22 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

315.4772°, -13.4334°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-70 A b

System Context

WASP-70 A b orbits WASP-70 A and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 13.05 Earth radii, a mass of 187.51 Earth masses, an orbital period of 3.71 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,387 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 222.4 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G4, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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