Exoplanet

WASP-83 b

Orbiting WASP-83

Overview

WASP-83 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-83, discovered in 2015 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

11.66

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

95.35

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

5.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

271.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1120

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

11.66

Mass (Earth masses)

95.35

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1120 K

Parameter source: Hellier et al. 2015

Orbital Period

4.971+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0590+0.0010−0.0010au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

95.35+9.53−9.53

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.3000+0.0300−0.0300

Eccentricity

0.0000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

32.90+3.10−3.10m/s

Distance from Earth

271.1 pc (~884 ly)

Spectral Type

G8

Temperature

5510 K

Mass (Solar)

1.11 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.05 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

190.1520°, -19.2844°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2015

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-83 b

System Context

WASP-83 b orbits WASP-83 and was reported in 2015 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 11.66 Earth radii, a mass of 95.35 Earth masses, an orbital period of 4.97 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,120 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 271.1 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G8, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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