Exoplanet

WASP-71 b

Orbiting WASP-71

Overview

WASP-71 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-71, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

13.23

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

441.78

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

362.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

13.23

Mass (Earth masses)

441.78

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017

Orbital Period

2.904+0.000−0.000days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

441.78+104.88−104.88

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

1.3900+0.3300−0.3300

Eccentricity

0.0000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

236.40+3.70−3.70m/s

Distance from Earth

362.7 pc (~1183 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6050 K

Mass (Solar)

0.76 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.82 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

29.2635°, 0.7588°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2012

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-71 b

System Context

WASP-71 b orbits WASP-71 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 13.23 Earth radii, a mass of 441.78 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 2.9 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 362.7 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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