Exoplanet

WASP-90 b

Orbiting WASP-90

Overview

WASP-90 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-90, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

18.27

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

200.23

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

466.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1840

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

18.27

Mass (Earth masses)

200.23

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1840 K

Orbital Period

3.92 days

Distance from Earth

466.4 pc (~1521 ly)

Spectral Type

F6

Temperature

6430 K

Mass (Solar)

1.55 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.98 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

315.5319°, 7.0563°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-90 b

System Context

WASP-90 b orbits WASP-90 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 18.27 Earth radii, a mass of 200.23 Earth masses, an orbital period of 3.92 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,840 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 466.4 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as F6, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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