The WASP-21 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 842.87 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.01 solar masses |
Radius | 1.06 solar radiae |
Temperature | 5800 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.22 decimal exponent |
Age | 12 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, WASP-21 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 95.345 Earth masses |
Density | 0.320 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 11.990 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.052 AU |
Eccentricity | 0 |
Orbital Period | 4.322 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | SuperWASP |
Discovery Telescope | Canon 200mm f/1.8L |
Discovery Instrument | iKon-L CCD Camera |
Discovery Date | 2010-09 |
Reference | Bouchy et al. 2010 |