Wendelstein-2 b
Orbiting Wendelstein-2
Wendelstein-2 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Wendelstein-2, discovered in 2020 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
12.99
Earth radii
Mass
232.33
Earth masses
Orbital Period
1.8
days
Distance
565.5
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
2470
K
Radius (Earth radii)
12.99
Mass (Earth masses)
232.33
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
2470 K
Parameter source: Obermeier et al. 2020
Orbital Period
1.752+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0234+0.0015−0.0015au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
232.33+171.95−98.85
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.7310+0.5410−0.3110
Eccentricity
<0.057
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
155.58+66.12−66.12m/s
Distance from Earth
565.5 pc (~1845 ly)
Spectral Type
K6 V
Temperature
4591 K
Mass (Solar)
0.73 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.66 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
297.7909°, 16.9126°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2020
Source ID: Wendelstein-2 b
Wendelstein-2 b orbits Wendelstein-2 and was reported in 2020 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 12.99 Earth radii, a mass of 232.33 Earth masses, an orbital period of 1.75 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 2,470 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 565.5 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K6 V, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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