The WTS-1 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 7651.65 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.2 solar masses |
Radius | 1.15 solar radiae |
Temperature | 6250 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.5 decimal exponent |
Age | 2.55 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, WTS-1 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 1274.440 Earth masses |
Density | 1.610 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 16.700 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.047 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.1 |
Orbital Period | 3.352 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | United Kingdom Infrared Telescope |
Discovery Telescope | 3.8 m United Kingdom Infrared Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | WFCam Wide Field Camera |
Discovery Date | 2012-12 |
Reference | Cappetta et al. 2012 |