The WASP-63 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 948.08 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.28 solar masses |
Radius | 1.86 solar radiae |
Temperature | 5550 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.08 decimal exponent |
Age | 8.3 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, WASP-63 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 | 0.173 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 15.805 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0574 AU |
Eccentricity | 0 |
Orbital Period | 4.378 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 |