WASP-8 c
Orbiting WASP-8
WASP-8 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-8, discovered in 2013 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
3003.37
Earth masses
Orbital Period
4323.0
days
Distance
90.0
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
3003.37
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Knutson et al. 2014
Orbital Period
4323.000+740.000−380.000days
Semi-Major Axis
5.2800+0.6300−0.3400au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
3003.37+718.27−330.53
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
9.4500+2.2600−1.0400
Eccentricity
0.0000+0.0000−0.0000
Epoch of Periastron
2452613.00+330.00−610.00days
Argument of Periastron
90.0+0.0−0.0deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
115.00+18.00−9.20m/s
Distance from Earth
90.0 pc (~293 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
Unknown
Mass (Solar)
1.04 M☉
Radius (Solar)
Unknown
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
2
Stars in System
2
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
359.9009°, -35.0313°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
2013
Source ID: WASP-8 c
WASP-8 c orbits WASP-8 and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 3,003.37 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 4,323 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 90 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.
Host star
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