WASP-88 b
Orbiting WASP-88
WASP-88 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-88, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
16.37
Earth radii
Mass
133.49
Earth masses
Orbital Period
5.0
days
Distance
523.8
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
16.37
Mass (Earth masses)
133.49
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017
Orbital Period
4.954+0.000−0.000days
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
133.49+44.50−44.50
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.4200+0.1400−0.1400
Eccentricity
0.0000
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
52.40+6.60−6.60m/s
Distance from Earth
523.8 pc (~1708 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
6430 K
Mass (Solar)
0.94 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.80 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
309.5112°, -48.4621°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2014
Source ID: WASP-88 b
WASP-88 b orbits WASP-88 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 16.37 Earth radii, a mass of 133.49 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 4.95 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 523.8 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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