WTS-2 b
Orbiting WTS-2
WTS-2 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WTS-2, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
15.28
Earth radii
Mass
355.97
Earth masses
Orbital Period
1.0
days
Equilibrium Temp
2000
K
Radius (Earth radii)
15.28
Mass (Earth masses)
355.97
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
2000 K
Parameter source: Birkby et al. 2014
Orbital Period
1.019+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0186+0.0006−0.0006au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
355.97+50.85−50.85
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
1.1200+0.1600−0.1600
Eccentricity
0.0000
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
256.00+32.00−32.00m/s
Distance from Earth
Unknown
Spectral Type
K2 V
Temperature
5000 K
Mass (Solar)
0.82 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.75 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
293.7328°, 36.8155°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2014
Source ID: WTS-2 b
WTS-2 b orbits WTS-2 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 15.28 Earth radii, a mass of 355.97 Earth masses, an orbital period of 1.02 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 2,000 K.
Catalog data places a host star classified as K2 V and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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