Exoplanet

WASP-77 A b

Orbiting WASP-77 A

Overview

WASP-77 A b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-77 A, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method.

Key Measurements

Mass

529.31

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

105.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Mass (Earth masses)

529.31

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Noguer et al. 2024

Orbital Period

1.360+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0232+0.00000.0000au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

529.31+0.140.14

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

1.6654+0.00040.0004

Eccentricity

0.0135+0.00060.0006

Argument of Periastron

-88.3+0.20.2deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

327.21+0.880.88m/s

Distance from Earth

105.2 pc (~343 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5617 K

Mass (Solar)

0.90 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.91 R☉

Luminosity

-0.13 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

37.1555°, -7.0607°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2012

Data Sources

Source ID: WASP-77 A b

System Context

WASP-77 A b orbits WASP-77 A and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a mass of 529.31 Earth masses and an orbital period of 1.36 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 105.2 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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