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WASP-148 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/WASP-148 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

WASP-148 b

Orbiting WASP-148

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: 8.473989 R⊕
Mass: 91.216753 M⊕
Orbit: 8.803809 days
Distance: 246.353 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 8.803809 days
Semi-major axis: 0.08215 AU
Eccentricity: 0.208
Radius: 8.473989 Earth radii
Mass: 91.216753 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 0.831 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 940 K
Insolation: 72.699 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: WASP-148
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 2
Spectral type: G
Stellar temperature: 5,555 K
Stellar radius: 0.912 R☉
Stellar mass: 0.954 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.099 dex
Stellar age: 3.6 Gyr
Distance: 246.353 parsecs
Right ascension: 16h56m31.32s
Declination: +44d18m09.13s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,020
Publication date: 2020-08
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: SuperWASP-North
Telescope: Canon 200mm f/1.8L
Instrument: Andor e2v CCD Camera
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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