Exoplanet

WASP-96 b

Orbiting WASP-96

Overview

WASP-96 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-96, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

13.45

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

152.55

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

352.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1285

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

13.45

Mass (Earth masses)

152.55

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1285 K

Orbital Period

3.43 days

Distance from Earth

352.5 pc (~1150 ly)

Spectral Type

G8

Temperature

5540 K

Mass (Solar)

1.06 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.05 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

1.0466°, -47.3606°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-96 b

System Context

WASP-96 b orbits WASP-96 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 13.45 Earth radii, a mass of 152.55 Earth masses, an orbital period of 3.43 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,285 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 352.5 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G8, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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