The WASP-50 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 602.89 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.89 solar masses |
Radius | 0.84 solar radiae |
Temperature | 5400 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.12 decimal exponent |
Age | 7 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, WASP-50 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 466.829 Earth masses |
Density | 1.325 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 13.070 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0293 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.009 |
Orbital Period | 1.955 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | SuperWASP |
Discovery Telescope | Canon 200mm f/1.8L |
Discovery Instrument | iKon-L CCD Camera |
Discovery Date | 2011-09 |
Reference | Gillon et al. 2011 |