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WASP-126 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/WASP-126 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

WASP-126 b

Orbiting WASP-126

Discovered in 2016 using Transit. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

Generic gas giant catalog artwork; not a direct image of WASP-126 b — Generic category artwork—not a direct imageApex Andromeda catalog artwork

Discovery: 2,016
Method: Transit
Radius: 10.513588 R⊕
Mass: 90.3 M⊕
Orbit: 3.28883 days
Distance: 216.526 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 3.28883 days
Semi-major axis: 0.0449 AU
Eccentricity: 0.18
Radius: 10.513588 Earth radii
Mass: 90.3 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 0.41 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 1,480 K
Insolation: 759.3374 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: WASP-126
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: G2
Stellar temperature: 5,800 K
Stellar radius: 1.27 R☉
Stellar mass: 1.12 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.2068 dex
Stellar age: 6.4 Gyr
Distance: 216.526 parsecs
Right ascension: 04h13m29.93s
Declination: -69d13m35.73s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,016
Publication date: 2016-06
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: SuperWASP-South
Telescope: Canon 200mm f/1.8L
Instrument: iKon-L CCD Camera
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

Visual archive

Gallery

One image from WASP-126 b.

Generic gas giant catalog artwork; not a direct image of WASP-126 b — Apex Andromeda catalog artwork