The WASP-7 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 529.36 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.28 solar masses |
Radius | 1.43 solar radiae |
Temperature | 6400 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0 decimal exponent |
Age | 2.4 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, WASP-7 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 305.117 Earth masses |
Density | 0.550 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 14.908 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0617 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.034 |
Orbital Period | 4.955 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | SuperWASP |
Discovery Telescope | Canon 200mm f/1.8L |
Discovery Instrument | iKon-L CCD Camera |
Discovery Date | 2009-01 |
Reference | Hellier et al. 2008 |