Exoplanet

WASP-75 b

Orbiting WASP-75

Overview

WASP-75 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-75, discovered in 2013 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

14.23

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

340.06

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

294.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1710

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

14.23

Mass (Earth masses)

340.06

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1710 K

Parameter source: Gomez et al. 2013

Orbital Period

2.484+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0375+0.0007−0.0008au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

340.06+15.89−15.89

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

1.0700+0.0500−0.0500

Eccentricity

0.0000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

146.00+4.00−4.00m/s

Distance from Earth

294.0 pc (~959 ly)

Spectral Type

F9

Temperature

6100 K

Mass (Solar)

1.14 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.26 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

342.3859°, -10.6755°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2013

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-75 b

System Context

WASP-75 b orbits WASP-75 and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 14.24 Earth radii, a mass of 340.06 Earth masses, an orbital period of 2.48 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,710 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 294 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as F9, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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