Exoplanet

WASP-85 A b

Orbiting WASP-85 A

Overview

WASP-85 A b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-85 A, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

13.90

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

402.05

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

141.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1452

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

13.90

Mass (Earth masses)

402.05

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1452 K

Orbital Period

2.66 days

Distance from Earth

141.9 pc (~463 ly)

Spectral Type

G5 V

Temperature

6112 K

Mass (Solar)

1.09 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.94 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

175.9080°, 6.5638°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-85 A b

System Context

WASP-85 A b orbits WASP-85 A and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 13.9 Earth radii, a mass of 402.05 Earth masses, an orbital period of 2.66 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,452 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 141.9 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G5 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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