The WASP-49 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 634.55 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.92 solar masses |
Radius | 0.97 solar radiae |
Temperature | 5600 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.23 decimal exponent |
Age | 11.9 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, WASP-49 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 117.597 Earth masses |
Density | 0.288 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 12.442 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0379 AU |
Eccentricity | 0 |
Orbital Period | 2.782 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | SuperWASP |
Discovery Telescope | Canon 200mm f/1.8L |
Discovery Instrument | iKon-L CCD Camera |
Discovery Date | 2012-08 |
Reference | Lendl et al. 2012 |