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WASP-108 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/WASP-108 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

WASP-108 b

Orbiting WASP-108

Discovered in 2020 using Transit. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,020
Method: Transit
Radius: 15.132124 R⊕
Mass: 283.502939 M⊕
Orbit: 2.675552 days
Distance: 258.777 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 2.675552 days
Semi-major axis: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Eccentricity: 0
Radius: 15.132124 Earth radii
Mass: 283.502939 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 0.477431 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 1,589 K
Insolation: 1,360.1641 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: WASP-108
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: F9
Stellar temperature: 6,783 K
Stellar radius: 1.34415 R☉
Stellar mass: 1.167 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.1478 dex
Stellar age: 4.64 Gyr
Distance: 258.777 parsecs
Right ascension: 13h03m18.76s
Declination: -49d38m23.18s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,020
Publication date: 2020-03
Discovery locale: Space
Facility: Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)
Telescope: 0.1 m TESS Telescope
Instrument: TESS CCD Array
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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