The WASP-5 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 1008.27 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.96 solar masses |
Radius | 1.03 solar radiae |
Temperature | 5700 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.09 decimal exponent |
Age | 5.4 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, WASP-5 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 502.150 Earth masses |
Density | 1.640 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 12.184 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0267 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.038 |
Orbital Period | 1.628 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | SuperWASP |
Discovery Telescope | Canon 200mm f/1.8L |
Discovery Instrument | iKon-L CCD Camera |
Discovery Date | 2008-06 |
Reference | Anderson et al. 2008 |