The WASP-31 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 1251.88 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.16 solar masses |
Radius | 1.25 solar radiae |
Temperature | 6302 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.2 decimal exponent |
Age | 1 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, WASP-31 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 151.916 Earth masses |
Density | 0.172 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 17.363 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.04659 AU |
Eccentricity | 0 |
Orbital Period | 3.406 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 | Anderson et al. 2011 |