The WASP-46 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 1224.10 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.83 solar masses |
Radius | 0.86 solar radiae |
Temperature | 5600 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.3 decimal exponent |
Age | 9.6 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, WASP-46 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 607.055 Earth masses |
Density | 1.467 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 13.159 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.02335 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.022 |
Orbital Period | 1.430 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | SuperWASP |
Discovery Telescope | Canon 200mm f/1.8L |
Discovery Instrument | iKon-L CCD Camera |
Discovery Date | 2012-05 |
Reference | Anderson et al. 2011 |