The WASP-2 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 499.81 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.9 solar masses |
Radius | 0.87 solar radiae |
Temperature | 5180 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.12 decimal exponent |
Age | 8.2 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, WASP-2 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 295.900 Earth masses |
Density | 0.914 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 12.117 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.03144 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.0054 |
Orbital Period | 2.152 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | SuperWASP |
Discovery Telescope | Canon 200mm f/1.8L |
Discovery Instrument | iKon-L CCD Camera |
Discovery Date | 2007-03 |
Reference | Collier Cameron et al. 2007 |