WASP-80 b
Orbiting WASP-80
WASP-80 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-80, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
11.20
Earth radii
Mass
170.99
Earth masses
Orbital Period
3.1
days
Distance
49.8
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
825
K
Radius (Earth radii)
11.20
Mass (Earth masses)
170.99
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
825 K
Parameter source: Triaud et al. 2015
Orbital Period
3.068+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0344+0.0010−0.0011au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
170.99+11.12−11.44
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.5380+0.0350−0.0360
Eccentricity
0.0020+0.0100−0.0020
Argument of Periastron
94.0+120.0−21.0deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
109.00+3.10−4.40m/s
Distance from Earth
49.8 pc (~162 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
4143 K
Mass (Solar)
0.58 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.59 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
303.1668°, -2.1444°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2012
Source ID: WASP-80 b
WASP-80 b orbits WASP-80 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 11.2 Earth radii, a mass of 170.99 Earth masses, an orbital period of 3.07 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 825 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 49.8 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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