Exoplanet

Wendelstein-1 b

Orbiting Wendelstein-1

Overview

Wendelstein-1 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Wendelstein-1, discovered in 2020 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

11.56

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

188.16

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

305.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

2198

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

11.56

Mass (Earth masses)

188.16

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

2198 K

Orbital Period

2.66 days

Distance from Earth

305.3 pc (~996 ly)

Spectral Type

K7 V

Temperature

4251 K

Mass (Solar)

0.65 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.61 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

299.0506°, 17.5700°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2020

Data Sources

Source ID: Wendelstein-1 b