WASP-98 b
Orbiting WASP-98
WASP-98 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-98, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
12.82
Earth radii
Mass
293.04
Earth masses
Orbital Period
3.0
days
Distance
281.7
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1171
K
Radius (Earth radii)
12.82
Mass (Earth masses)
293.04
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
1171 K
Parameter source: Mancini et al. 2016
Orbital Period
2.963+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0376+0.0010−0.0010au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
293.04+25.43−25.43
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.9220+0.0800−0.0800
Distance from Earth
281.7 pc (~919 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5473 K
Mass (Solar)
0.81 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.74 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
2
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
58.4290°, -34.3283°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2014
Source ID: WASP-98 b
WASP-98 b orbits WASP-98 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 12.82 Earth radii, a mass of 293.04 Earth masses, an orbital period of 2.96 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,171 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 281.7 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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