The WASP-61 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 1593.79 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.82 solar masses |
Radius | 1.55 solar radiae |
Temperature | 6250 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.1 decimal exponent |
Age | 2.7 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, WASP-61 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 851.784 Earth masses |
Density | 1.423 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 15.805 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0521 AU |
Eccentricity | 0 |
Orbital Period | 3.856 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | SuperWASP |
Discovery Telescope | Canon 200mm f/1.8L |
Discovery Instrument | iKon-L CCD Camera |
Discovery Date | 2012-10 |
Reference | Hellier et al. 2012 |