Exoplanet

WASP-76 b

Orbiting WASP-76

Overview

WASP-76 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-76, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

20.78

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

284.14

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

194.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

2228

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

20.78

Mass (Earth masses)

284.14

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

2228 K

Parameter source: Ehrenreich et al. 2020

Orbital Period

1.810+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0330+0.0002−0.0002au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

284.14+4.45−4.13

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.8940+0.0140−0.0130

Eccentricity

0.0000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

116.02+1.29−1.35m/s

Distance from Earth

194.5 pc (~634 ly)

Spectral Type

F7

Temperature

6329 K

Mass (Solar)

1.46 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.76 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

26.6329°, 2.7004°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-76 b

System Context

WASP-76 b orbits WASP-76 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 20.78 Earth radii, a mass of 284.14 Earth masses, an orbital period of 1.81 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 2,228 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 194.5 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as F7, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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