The WASP-15 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 920.06 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.18 solar masses |
Radius | 1.48 solar radiae |
Temperature | 6300 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.17 decimal exponent |
Age | 2.4 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, WASP-15 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 171.628 Earth masses |
Density | 0.263 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 15.805 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.05165 AU |
Eccentricity | 0 |
Orbital Period | 3.752 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | SuperWASP |
Discovery Telescope | Canon 200mm f/1.8L |
Discovery Instrument | iKon-L CCD Camera |
Discovery Date | 2009-06 |
Reference | West et al. 2009 |