The WASP-156 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 398.13 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.84 solar masses |
Radius | 0.76 solar radiae |
Temperature | 4910 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.24 decimal exponent |
Age | 6.4 billion years |
At more than 10 Earth masses, WASP-156 b is an ice giant, a planet that is made up mostly of volatiles like water, amonia and methane, and enveloped by a dense hydrogen and helium atmosphere, much like Uranus and Neptune.
Mass | 40.682 Earth masses |
Density | 1.300 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 5.717 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0453 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.007 |
Orbital Period | 3.836 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | SuperWASP |
Discovery Telescope | Canon 200mm f/1.8L |
Discovery Instrument | iKon-L CCD Camera |
Discovery Date | 2018-03 |
Reference | Demangeon et al. 2018 |