The WASP-17 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 1323.89 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 2.28 solar masses |
Radius | 1.49 solar radiae |
Temperature | 6550 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.25 decimal exponent |
Age | 2.65 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, WASP-17 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 247.907 Earth masses |
Density | 0.082 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 20.961 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0515 AU |
Eccentricity | 0 |
Orbital Period | 3.735 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | SuperWASP |
Discovery Telescope | Canon 200mm f/1.8L |
Discovery Instrument | iKon-L CCD Camera |
Discovery Date | 2010-01 |
Reference | Anderson et al. 2010 |