Exoplanet

WASP-95 b

Orbiting WASP-95

Overview

WASP-95 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-95, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

13.79

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

457.68

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

137.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

13.79

Mass (Earth masses)

457.68

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017

Orbital Period

2.185+0.000−0.000days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

457.68+88.99−88.99

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

1.4400+0.2800−0.2800

Eccentricity

0.0000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

175.70+1.70−1.70m/s

Distance from Earth

137.5 pc (~449 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5830 K

Mass (Solar)

1.46 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.23 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

337.4578°, -48.0031°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-95 b

System Context

WASP-95 b orbits WASP-95 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 13.79 Earth radii, a mass of 457.68 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 2.18 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 137.5 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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