The WASP-26 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 824.39 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.86 solar masses |
Radius | 1.22 solar radiae |
Temperature | 6034 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.16 decimal exponent |
Age | 6 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, WASP-26 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 270.156 Earth masses |
Density | 0.703 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 13.563 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.04 AU |
Eccentricity | 0 |
Orbital Period | 2.757 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 | Smalley et al. 2010 |