Wendelstein-1 b
Orbiting Wendelstein-1
Wendelstein-1 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Wendelstein-1, discovered in 2020 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
11.56
Earth radii
Mass
188.16
Earth masses
Orbital Period
2.7
days
Distance
305.3
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
2198
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
Source ID: Wendelstein-1 b
Wendelstein-1 b orbits Wendelstein-1 and was reported in 2020 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 11.56 Earth radii, a mass of 188.16 Earth masses, an orbital period of 2.66 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 2,198 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 305.3 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K7 V, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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