The WASP-16 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 633.18 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.78 solar masses |
Radius | 1.14 solar radiae |
Temperature | 5700 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.01 decimal exponent |
Age | 8.6 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, WASP-16 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 394.109 Earth masses |
Density | 0.572 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 13.675 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0415 AU |
Eccentricity | 0 |
Orbital Period | 3.119 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | SuperWASP |
Discovery Telescope | Canon 200mm f/1.8L |
Discovery Instrument | iKon-L CCD Camera |
Discovery Date | 2009-09 |
Reference | Lister et al. 2009 |