WASP-87 b
Orbiting WASP-87
WASP-87 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-87, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
15.52
Earth radii
Mass
692.87
Earth masses
Orbital Period
1.7
days
Distance
298.4
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
15.52
Mass (Earth masses)
692.87
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Addison et al. 2016
Orbital Period
1.683+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0295+0.0008−0.0008au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
692.87+47.67−47.67
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
2.1800+0.1500−0.1500
Eccentricity
0.0000
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
325.00+14.00−14.00m/s
Distance from Earth
298.4 pc (~973 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
6450 K
Mass (Solar)
1.20 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.63 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
2
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
185.3247°, -52.8408°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2016
Source ID: WASP-87 b
WASP-87 b orbits WASP-87 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 15.52 Earth radii, a mass of 692.87 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 1.68 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 298.4 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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