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WASP-153 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/WASP-153 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

WASP-153 b

Orbiting WASP-153

Discovered in 2017 using Transit. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,017
Method: Transit
Radius: 17.37395 R⊕
Mass: 123.9537 M⊕
Orbit: 3.332609 days
Distance: 610.176 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 3.332609 days
Semi-major axis: 0.048 AU
Eccentricity: 0.009
Radius: 17.37395 Earth radii
Mass: 123.9537 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 0.15 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 1,700 K
Insolation: 1,400 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: WASP-153
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: G0
Stellar temperature: 5,914 K
Stellar radius: 1.73 R☉
Stellar mass: 1.336 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.34 dex
Stellar age: 4 Gyr
Distance: 610.176 parsecs
Right ascension: 18h37m02.99s
Declination: +40d01m07.29s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,017
Publication date: 2018-03
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: SuperWASP
Telescope: Canon 200mm f/1.8L
Instrument: iKon-L CCD Camera
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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