Exoplanet

WD 1856+534 b

Orbiting WD 1856+534

Overview

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.

Key Measurements

Radius

10.40

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

4386.05

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

24.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

163

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

10.40

Mass (Earth masses)

4386.05

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

163 K

Orbital Period

1.41 days

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

Data Sources

Source ID: WD 1856+534 b

System Context

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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