The WASP-23 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 676.74 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.78 solar masses |
Radius | 0.77 solar radiae |
Temperature | 5150 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.05 decimal exponent |
Age | 6.2 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, WASP-23 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 280.950 Earth masses |
Density | 1.170 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 10.783 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0376 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.062 |
Orbital Period | 2.944 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | SuperWASP |
Discovery Telescope | Canon 200mm f/1.8L |
Discovery Instrument | iKon-L CCD Camera |
Discovery Date | 2011-07 |
Reference | Triaud et al. 2011 |