WD 1856+534 b
Orbiting WD 1856+534
WD 1856+534 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WD 1856+534, discovered in 2020 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
10.40
Earth radii
Mass
4386.05
Earth masses
Orbital Period
1.4
days
Distance
24.7
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
163
K
Radius (Earth radii)
10.40
Mass (Earth masses)
4386.05
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
163 K
Parameter source: Vanderburg et al. 2020
Orbital Period
1.408+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0204+0.0012−0.0012au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
4386.05
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
13.8000
Eccentricity
0.0000
Distance from Earth
24.7 pc (~81 ly)
Spectral Type
DC
Temperature
4710 K
Mass (Solar)
0.52 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.01 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
3
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
284.4157°, 53.5090°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2020
Source ID: WD 1856+534 b
WD 1856+534 b orbits WD 1856+534 and was reported in 2020 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 10.4 Earth radii, a mass of 4,386.05 Earth masses, an orbital period of 1.41 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 163 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 24.7 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as DC, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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