The WASP-38 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 444.35 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.76 solar masses |
Radius | 1.52 solar radiae |
Temperature | 6180 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.02 decimal exponent |
Age | 3.29 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, WASP-38 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 1093.335 Earth masses |
Density | 2.540 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 13.787 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.07522 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.03 |
Orbital Period | 6.872 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | SuperWASP |
Discovery Telescope | Canon 200mm f/1.8L |
Discovery Instrument | iKon-L CCD Camera |
Discovery Date | 2011-01 |
Reference | Barros et al. 2010 |