The WASP-3 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 753.95 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.62 solar masses |
Radius | 1.44 solar radiae |
Temperature | 6400 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0 decimal exponent |
Age | 2.1 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, WASP-3 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 772.327 Earth masses |
Density | 0.890 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 15.917 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0315 AU |
Eccentricity | 0 |
Orbital Period | 1.847 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | SuperWASP |
Discovery Telescope | Canon 200mm f/1.8L |
Discovery Instrument | iKon-L CCD Camera |
Discovery Date | 2008-04 |
Reference | Pollacco et al. 2008 |