Exoplanet

WTS-1 b

Orbiting WTS-1

Overview

WTS-1 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WTS-1, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

16.70

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

1274.44

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

2346.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1500

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

16.70

Mass (Earth masses)

1274.44

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1500 K

Orbital Period

3.35 days

Distance from Earth

2346.0 pc (~7652 ly)

Spectral Type

F6 V

Temperature

6250 K

Mass (Solar)

1.20 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.15 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

293.9850°, 36.2963°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2012

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WTS-1 b

System Context

WTS-1 b orbits WTS-1 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 16.7 Earth radii, a mass of 1,274.44 Earth masses, an orbital period of 3.35 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,500 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 2,346 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as F6 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

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