Wolf 503 b
Orbiting Wolf 503
Wolf 503 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Wolf 503, discovered in 2018 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.
Radius
2.04
Earth radii
Mass
6.26
Earth masses
Orbital Period
6.0
days
Distance
44.5
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
790
K
Radius (Earth radii)
2.04
Mass (Earth masses)
6.26
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
790 K
Orbital Period
6.00 days
Distance from Earth
44.5 pc (~145 ly)
Spectral Type
K3.5 V
Temperature
4716 K
Mass (Solar)
0.69 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.69 R☉
Luminosity
-0.68 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
206.8462°, -6.1393°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2018
Source ID: Wolf 503 b
Wolf 503 b orbits Wolf 503 and was reported in 2018 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 2.04 Earth radii, a mass of 6.26 Earth masses, an orbital period of 6 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 790 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 44.5 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K3.5 V, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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