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WASP-127 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/WASP-127 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

WASP-127 b

Orbiting WASP-127

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-127 b — Generic category artwork—not a direct imageApex Andromeda catalog artwork

Discovery: 2,016
Method: Transit
Radius: 14.694999 R⊕
Mass: 52.346601 M⊕
Orbit: 4.178062 days
Distance: 159.507 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 4.178062 days
Semi-major axis: 0.0484 AU
Eccentricity: 0
Radius: 14.694999 Earth radii
Mass: 52.346601 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 0.097 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 1,400 K
Insolation: 703.971 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: WASP-127
Stars in system: 2
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar temperature: 5,620 K
Stellar radius: 1.333 R☉
Stellar mass: 0.95 M☉
Stellar metallicity: -0.193 dex
Stellar age: 11.41 Gyr
Distance: 159.507 parsecs
Right ascension: 10h42m14.10s
Declination: -03d50m06.00s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,016
Publication date: 2017-03
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: SuperWASP
Telescope: Canon 200mm f/1.8L
Instrument: iKon-L CCD Camera
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

Visual archive

Gallery

One image from WASP-127 b.

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