The MASCARA-1 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 594.49 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.72 solar masses |
Radius | 2.1 solar radiae |
Temperature | 7554 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0 decimal exponent |
Age | 1 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, MASCARA-1 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 1175.971 Earth masses |
Density | 1.500 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 16.814 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.043 AU |
Eccentricity | 0 |
Orbital Period | 2.149 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | Multiple Observatories |
Discovery Telescope | Multiple Telescopes |
Discovery Instrument | Multiple Instruments |
Discovery Date | 2017-10 |
Reference | Talens et al. 2017 |