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WASP-141 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/WASP-141 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

WASP-141 b

Orbiting WASP-141

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

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,016
Method: Transit
Radius: 13.56289 R⊕
Mass: 854.9627 M⊕
Orbit: 3.310651 days
Distance: 516.543 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 3.310651 days
Semi-major axis: 0.0469 AU
Eccentricity: 0
Radius: 13.56289 Earth radii
Mass: 854.9627 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 1.98 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 1,540 K
Insolation: 1,061.5542 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: WASP-141
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: F9
Stellar temperature: 5,900 K
Stellar radius: 1.37 R☉
Stellar mass: 1.25 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.29 dex
Stellar age: 5 Gyr
Distance: 516.543 parsecs
Right ascension: 04h47m17.86s
Declination: -17d06m54.62s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

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

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