The WASP-76 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 634.24 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.46 solar masses |
Radius | 1.73 solar radiae |
Temperature | 6250 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.23 decimal exponent |
Age | 5.3 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, WASP-76 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 292.404 Earth masses |
Density | 0.201 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 20.512 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.033 AU |
Eccentricity | 0 |
Orbital Period | 1.810 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | SuperWASP |
Discovery Telescope | Canon 200mm f/1.8L |
Discovery Instrument | iKon-L CCD Camera |
Discovery Date | 2016-01 |
Reference | West et al. 2016 |