The WASP-72 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 1417.98 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 2.78 solar masses |
Radius | 2.18 solar radiae |
Temperature | 6250 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.06 decimal exponent |
Age | 3.2 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, WASP-72 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 731.009 Earth masses |
Density | 0.870 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 14.460 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.03711 AU |
Eccentricity | 0 |
Orbital Period | 2.217 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | SuperWASP |
Discovery Telescope | Canon 200mm f/1.8L |
Discovery Instrument | iKon-L CCD Camera |
Discovery Date | 2013-04 |
Reference | Gillon et al. 2013 |