Exoplanet

WASP-92 b

Orbiting WASP-92

Overview

WASP-92 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-92, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

16.38

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

255.85

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

575.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1871

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

16.38

Mass (Earth masses)

255.85

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1871 K

Orbital Period

2.17 days

Distance from Earth

575.9 pc (~1878 ly)

Spectral Type

F7

Temperature

6280 K

Mass (Solar)

1.19 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.34 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

246.6920°, 51.0411°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-92 b

System Context

WASP-92 b orbits WASP-92 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 16.38 Earth radii, a mass of 255.85 Earth masses, an orbital period of 2.17 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,871 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 575.9 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as F7, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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