Exoplanet

WASP-97 b

Orbiting WASP-97

Overview

WASP-97 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-97, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

12.78

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

432.25

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

151.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

12.78

Mass (Earth masses)

432.25

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017

Orbital Period

2.073+0.000−0.000days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

432.25+60.39−60.39

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

1.3600+0.1900−0.1900

Eccentricity

0.0000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

194.50+2.30−2.30m/s

Distance from Earth

151.1 pc (~493 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5640 K

Mass (Solar)

1.18 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.08 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

24.6051°, -55.7720°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-97 b

System Context

WASP-97 b orbits WASP-97 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 12.78 Earth radii, a mass of 432.25 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 2.07 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 151.1 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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